Cost of living comparison
Baku is 15.8% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Baku instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 30.3% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.42
|
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.56
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.21
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.96
|
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC64.86
|
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
|
pay 34.7% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
|
pay 52.2% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,368.02
|
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,557.23
|
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC687.58
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
|
pay 35.8% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
|
pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.54
|
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.16
|
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 1.7% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
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