Cost of living comparison
Azerbaijan is 12.1% cheaper than Russia.
If you lived in Azerbaijan instead of Russia, you would:
pay 22.4% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽722.53
|
$5.06
AZN8.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽437.68
|
$6.08
AZN10.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽79.08
|
$0.47
AZN0.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽38.24
|
$0.24
AZN0.42
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
Russia
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽49.94
|
$0.32
AZN0.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽410.80
|
$2.28
AZN3.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽324.46
|
$3.57
AZN6.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽118.87
|
$1.37
AZN2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽166.95
|
$1.96
AZN3.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.45
|
$0.44
AZN0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽52.15
|
$0.70
AZN1.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽61.80
|
$0.59
AZN1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽96.16
|
$0.50
AZN0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.74
|
$0.28
AZN0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.61
|
$0.21
AZN0.36
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
Russia
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽221.51
|
$2.19
AZN3.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,806.35
|
$10.86
AZN18.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,914,246.66
|
$17,088.24
AZN29,142.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽318.01
|
$4.72
AZN8.05
|
|
pay 10.1% more for housing
Russia
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽612.39
|
$16.71
AZN28.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽28,961.37
|
$188.79
AZN321.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽20,006.65
|
$138.45
AZN236.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,518.28
|
$42.07
AZN71.75
|
|
pay 14.2% less for childcare
Russia
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,569.83
|
$201.02
AZN342.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽438,060.82
|
$3,777.17
AZN6,441.56
|
|
pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽144.96
|
$1.08
AZN1.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽161.66
|
$1.99
AZN3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽208.43
|
$2.95
AZN5.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,944.75
|
$25.17
AZN42.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽379.03
|
$3.97
AZN6.77
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
Russia
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,865.90
|
$28.92
AZN49.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,681.13
|
$33.41
AZN56.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,385.09
|
$70.94
AZN120.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,960.83
|
$57.06
AZN97.30
|
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