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Azerbaijan vs. South Africa Cost of Living Summary

Azerbaijan is 12.6% cheaper than South Africa overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.3% less in Azerbaijan
Groceries: pay 33.5% less in Azerbaijan
Transportation: pay 43.9% less in Azerbaijan
Housing: pay 48.9% less in Azerbaijan
Childcare: pay 29.9% more in Azerbaijan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% more in Azerbaijan
Clothing: pay 21.2% more in Azerbaijan

The cost of childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Azerbaijan are more expensive than in South Africa. Expenses including housing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan vs. South Africa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Azerbaijan instead of South Africa, you would:

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pay 15.3% less for restaurants

	South Africa	Azerbaijan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.33 ZAR159.73	$7.06 AZN12.00	-24.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.11 ZAR87.49	$6.27 AZN10.67	+22.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 ZAR17.65	$0.80 AZN1.36	-22.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 ZAR13.74	$0.50 AZN0.86	-37.2%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 33.5% less for groceries

	South Africa	Azerbaijan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZAR17.16	$0.41 AZN0.70	-59.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 ZAR66.47	$1.90 AZN3.23	-51.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.37 ZAR74.79	$4.75 AZN8.08	+8.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 ZAR39.93	$1.38 AZN2.35	-40.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.13 ZAR36.52	$1.76 AZN2.99	-17.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR12.46	$0.41 AZN0.70	-43.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ZAR11.16	$0.68 AZN1.16	+4.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR11.70	$0.52 AZN0.88	-23.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.14	$0.53 AZN0.89	-25.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ZAR10.02	$0.26 AZN0.43	-56.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.27	$0.22 AZN0.37	-63.7%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 43.9% less for transportation

	South Africa	Azerbaijan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.92 ZAR84.25	$2.42 AZN4.11	-50.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.18 ZAR961.29	$17.65 AZN30.00	-68.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,394.82 ZAR366,106.47	$20,294.12 AZN34,500.00	-5.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 ZAR159.79	$4.56 AZN7.75	-51.2%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 48.9% less for housing

	South Africa	Azerbaijan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.36 ZAR673.48	$13.67 AZN23.24	-65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$404.16 ZAR6,915.94	$300.65 AZN511.11	-25.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$361.59 ZAR6,187.51	$190.20 AZN323.33	-47.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.13 ZAR1,508.04	$37.54 AZN63.82	-57.4%
Average			-48.9%

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pay 29.9% more for childcare

	South Africa	Azerbaijan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.48 ZAR2,968.50	$226.94 AZN385.79	+30.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,962.11 ZAR67,799.29	$5,110.86 AZN8,688.46	+29.0%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports

	South Africa	Azerbaijan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 ZAR37.27	$1.57 AZN2.67	-28.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 ZAR35.06	$2.87 AZN4.87	+39.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 ZAR50.72	$2.94 AZN5.00	-0.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.26 ZAR517.83	$34.30 AZN58.31	+13.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.85 ZAR117.19	$5.88 AZN10.00	-14.1%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 21.2% more for clothing

	South Africa	Azerbaijan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.74 ZAR868.31	$58.80 AZN99.96	+15.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.75 ZAR560.46	$51.93 AZN88.27	+58.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.19 ZAR1,611.79	$105.54 AZN179.42	+12.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.80 ZAR1,399.67	$80.61 AZN137.03	-1.5%
Average			+21.2%

South Africa 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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