Cost of living comparison
Baku is 15.8% cheaper than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Baku instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 16.6% more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
|
pay 12.1% less for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.19
KWD14.470
|
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,783.27
KWD6,986.060
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.29
KWD8.980
|
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
|
pay 37.9% less for housing
Kuwait City
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
KWD8.720
|
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$930.70
KWD285.380
|
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.87
KWD215.520
|
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.98
KWD12.870
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
|
pay 34.4% less for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.24
KWD171.790
|
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.63
KWD2,059.530
|
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
|
pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.57
KWD38.200
|
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.39
KWD3.490
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
KWD13.970
|
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.69
KWD17.380
|
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
KWD29.120
|
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.63
KWD28.100
|
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
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