Cost of living comparison
Baku is 44.7% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Baku instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 35.8% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,271
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,241
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,120
|
$0.56
AZN0.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,109
|
$0.31
AZN0.53
|
|
pay 69.0% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,302
|
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,751
|
$2.40
AZN4.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,487
|
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,197
|
$1.49
AZN2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,579
|
$2.02
AZN3.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,926
|
$0.48
AZN0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,260
|
$0.72
AZN1.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,818
|
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,750
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,283
|
$0.34
AZN0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,868
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 48.0% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,334
|
$2.40
AZN4.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩56,655
|
$15.22
AZN25.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,263,567
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,155
|
$5.65
AZN9.60
|
|
pay 55.4% less for housing
Seoul
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩29,718
|
$15.40
AZN26.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,042,489
|
$344.95
AZN586.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩803,911
|
$206.98
AZN351.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩188,213
|
$39.58
AZN67.29
|
|
pay 59.1% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩522,060
|
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,018,704
|
$5,449.15
AZN9,263.56
|
|
pay 38.4% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,150
|
$1.35
AZN2.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,322
|
$3.01
AZN5.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,635
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩70,735
|
$34.19
AZN58.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,421
|
$4.71
AZN8.00
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩82,415
|
$44.85
AZN76.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩59,088
|
$42.45
AZN72.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩97,656
|
$102.17
AZN173.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩155,223
|
$66.07
AZN112.31
|
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