Cost of living comparison
Baku is 12.2% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Baku instead of Lima, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.25
|
$0.56
AZN0.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
$0.31
AZN0.53
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
Lima
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
$2.40
AZN4.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
$1.49
AZN2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
$2.02
AZN3.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
$0.48
AZN0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.72
AZN1.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.34
AZN0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 33.4% less for transportation
Lima
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
$2.40
AZN4.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.35
|
$15.22
AZN25.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN79,670.89
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.76
|
$5.65
AZN9.60
|
|
pay 35.9% less for housing
Lima
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN105.70
|
$15.40
AZN26.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,875.23
|
$344.95
AZN586.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,224.08
|
$206.98
AZN351.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN207.87
|
$39.58
AZN67.29
|
|
pay 1.6% less for childcare
Lima
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN745.33
|
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,048.44
|
$5,449.15
AZN9,263.56
|
|
pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
$1.35
AZN2.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
$3.01
AZN5.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN138.79
|
$34.19
AZN58.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
$4.71
AZN8.00
|
|
pay 21.9% more for clothing
Lima
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN156.59
|
$44.85
AZN76.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN105.72
|
$42.45
AZN72.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN269.30
|
$102.17
AZN173.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN272.21
|
$66.07
AZN112.31
|
|
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