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Azerbaijan vs. Somalia Cost of Living Summary

Azerbaijan is 2.4 times more expensive than Somalia overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.4% more in Azerbaijan
Groceries: pay 44.3% less in Azerbaijan
Transportation: pay 36.8% more in Azerbaijan
Housing: pay 22.8% more in Azerbaijan
Childcare: pay 7.0 times more in Azerbaijan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.4% more in Azerbaijan
Clothing: pay 3.5 times more in Azerbaijan

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing in Azerbaijan are more expensive than in Somalia. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan vs. Somalia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Azerbaijan instead of Somalia, you would:

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pay 54.4% more for restaurants

	Somalia	Azerbaijan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.88 SOS1,640	$7.06 AZN12.00	+145.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 SOS2,639	$6.27 AZN10.67	+35.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SOS421	$0.80 AZN1.36	+8.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 SOS226	$0.50 AZN0.86	+27.6%
Average			+54.4%

Somalia vs. Azerbaijan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.3% less for groceries

	Somalia	Azerbaijan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 SOS642	$0.41 AZN0.70	-63.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.17 SOS1,236	$1.90 AZN3.23	-12.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 SOS4,436	$4.75 AZN8.08	-38.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 SOS1,433	$1.38 AZN2.35	-44.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 SOS1,391	$1.76 AZN2.99	-27.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.49 SOS848	$0.41 AZN0.70	-72.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 SOS561	$0.68 AZN1.16	-30.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 SOS726	$0.52 AZN0.88	-59.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SOS355	$0.53 AZN0.89	-15.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SOS364	$0.26 AZN0.43	-60.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SOS331	$0.22 AZN0.37	-62.5%
Average			-44.3%

Somalia vs. Azerbaijan - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.8% more for transportation

	Somalia	Azerbaijan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.87 SOS2,208	$2.42 AZN4.11	-37.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 SOS14,263	$17.65 AZN30.00	-29.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,750.00 SOS3,280,455	$20,294.12 AZN34,500.00	+252.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.43 SOS4,241	$4.56 AZN7.75	-38.7%
Average			+36.8%

Somalia vs. Azerbaijan - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.8% more for housing

	Somalia	Azerbaijan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.79 SOS21,561	$13.67 AZN23.24	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$142.93 SOS81,544	$300.65 AZN511.11	+110.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$98.19 SOS56,016	$190.20 AZN323.33	+93.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.70 SOS42,046	$37.54 AZN63.82	-49.1%
Average			+22.8%

Somalia vs. Azerbaijan - Cost of housing

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pay 7.0 times more for childcare

	Somalia	Azerbaijan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$43.33 SOS24,722	$226.94 AZN385.79	+423.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$585.00 SOS333,751	$5,110.86 AZN8,688.46	+773.7%
Average			+598.7%

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pay 50.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Somalia	Azerbaijan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00 SOS3,994	$1.57 AZN2.67	-77.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.19 SOS677	$2.87 AZN4.87	+141.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.10 SOS628	$2.94 AZN5.00	+167.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SOS19,017	$34.30 AZN58.31	+2.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SOS2,853	$5.88 AZN10.00	+17.6%
Average			+50.4%

Somalia vs. Azerbaijan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.5 times more for clothing

	Somalia	Azerbaijan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.25 SOS8,700	$58.80 AZN99.96	+285.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.78 SOS11,284	$51.93 AZN88.27	+162.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$19.89 SOS11,347	$105.54 AZN179.42	+430.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.28 SOS21,267	$80.61 AZN137.03	+116.2%
Average			+248.8%

Somalia vs. Azerbaijan - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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