Cost of living comparison
Baku is 24.6% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Baku instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
JMD1,036.77
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.77
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
JMD166.83
|
$0.56
AZN0.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
JMD114.05
|
$0.31
AZN0.53
|
|
pay 60.7% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
JMD465.96
|
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
JMD1,070.95
|
$2.40
AZN4.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
JMD2,156.75
|
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
JMD527.25
|
$1.49
AZN2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
JMD471.23
|
$2.02
AZN3.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
JMD346.65
|
$0.48
AZN0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
JMD203.45
|
$0.72
AZN1.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
JMD268.06
|
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
JMD181.76
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
JMD152.39
|
$0.34
AZN0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
JMD146.61
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 60.0% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
JMD802.33
|
$2.40
AZN4.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
JMD5,702.25
|
$15.22
AZN25.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
JMD6,220,640.57
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
JMD4,458.13
|
$5.65
AZN9.60
|
|
pay 56.9% less for housing
Kingston
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
JMD6,927.44
|
$15.40
AZN26.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
JMD109,415.38
|
$344.95
AZN586.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
JMD60,279.30
|
$206.98
AZN351.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
JMD18,031.73
|
$39.58
AZN67.29
|
|
pay 56.6% more for childcare
Kingston
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
JMD44,877.48
|
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
JMD350,775.01
|
$5,449.15
AZN9,263.56
|
|
pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
JMD336.95
|
$1.35
AZN2.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
JMD571.99
|
$3.01
AZN5.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
JMD1,451.48
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
JMD8,545.60
|
$34.19
AZN58.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
JMD1,555.16
|
$4.71
AZN8.00
|
|
pay 22.9% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
JMD5,998.47
|
$44.85
AZN76.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
JMD5,035.76
|
$42.45
AZN72.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
JMD10,562.13
|
$102.17
AZN173.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
JMD11,339.71
|
$66.07
AZN112.31
|
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