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Baku vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Baku is 25.7% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Baku
Groceries: pay 22.9% less in Baku
Transportation: pay 23.8% more in Baku
Housing: pay 5.6% less in Baku
Childcare: pay 0.2% less in Baku
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.1% more in Baku
Clothing: pay 33.8% more in Baku

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Baku are more expensive than in Jakarta. Expenses including groceries, housing, and childcare are lower in Baku. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Baku.

Baku vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baku instead of Jakarta, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Baku
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$8.82 AZN15.00	+195.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.46 IDR57,634.90	$7.65 AZN13.00	+120.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 IDR9,573.97	$0.91 AZN1.55	+58.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IDR4,218.44	$0.49 AZN0.84	+94.3%
Average			+117.2%

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pay 22.9% less for groceries

	Jakarta	Baku
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 IDR18,702.95	$0.49 AZN0.83	-56.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.50 IDR58,243.78	$2.50 AZN4.25	-28.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 IDR83,409.04	$5.46 AZN9.28	+8.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 IDR29,374.29	$1.47 AZN2.49	-16.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 IDR24,538.16	$2.16 AZN3.67	+46.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 IDR21,880.37	$0.61 AZN1.03	-53.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IDR11,672.23	$0.80 AZN1.36	+14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 IDR17,772.70	$0.71 AZN1.20	-33.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 IDR12,908.27	$0.79 AZN1.34	+1.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 IDR13,225.05	$0.35 AZN0.60	-55.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16 IDR19,257.23	$0.25 AZN0.42	-78.4%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 23.8% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Baku
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94 IDR48,985.95	$2.73 AZN4.64	-7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 IDR203,709.57	$17.65 AZN30.00	+44.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,844.85 IDR496,852,607.08	$20,294.12 AZN34,500.00	-32.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.40 IDR56,641.20	$6.47 AZN11.00	+90.2%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 5.6% less for housing

	Jakarta	Baku
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.77 IDR412,330.33	$15.43 AZN26.23	-37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$388.73 IDR6,471,505.21	$480.39 AZN816.67	+23.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.77 IDR3,691,997.06	$272.55 AZN463.33	+22.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.98 IDR1,198,353.53	$49.44 AZN84.04	-31.3%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 0.2% less for childcare

	Jakarta	Baku
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.57 IDR2,972,834.77	$247.99 AZN421.59	+38.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,017.72 IDR183,421,420.78	$6,692.31 AZN11,376.92	-39.3%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Baku
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	$1.76 AZN3.00	-34.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.10 IDR34,934.95	$3.57 AZN6.07	+70.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$3.53 AZN6.00	+18.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.43 IDR456,690.35	$41.63 AZN70.77	+51.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.58 IDR59,622.31	$5.88 AZN10.00	+64.2%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 33.8% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Baku
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.59 IDR892,076.23	$58.80 AZN99.96	+9.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.70 IDR544,467.65	$51.93 AZN88.27	+58.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.63 IDR1,309,015.52	$118.93 AZN202.17	+51.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.07 IDR1,449,513.48	$100.43 AZN170.73	+15.3%
Average			+33.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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