Cost of living comparison
Baku is 4.0% more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Baku instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 17.4% more for restaurants
Tashkent
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
UZS63,356
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
UZS44,349
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
UZS7,665
|
$0.56
AZN0.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
UZS4,344
|
$0.31
AZN0.53
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
Tashkent
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,192
|
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
UZS39,825
|
$2.40
AZN4.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
UZS48,746
|
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
UZS20,644
|
$1.49
AZN2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
UZS21,442
|
$2.02
AZN3.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
UZS7,804
|
$0.48
AZN0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,962
|
$0.72
AZN1.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
UZS13,077
|
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
UZS9,355
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
UZS2,852
|
$0.34
AZN0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
UZS2,316
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 35.5% more for transportation
Tashkent
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
UZS44,682
|
$2.40
AZN4.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.04
UZS177,942
|
$15.22
AZN25.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,508.25
UZS171,164,827
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
UZS33,537
|
$5.65
AZN9.60
|
|
pay 19.4% less for housing
Tashkent
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.99
UZS227,947
|
$15.40
AZN26.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$603.41
UZS7,645,929
|
$344.95
AZN586.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.87
UZS4,293,822
|
$206.98
AZN351.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.36
UZS422,742
|
$39.58
AZN67.29
|
|
pay 13.6% less for childcare
Tashkent
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.55
UZS2,819,952
|
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,603.48
UZS83,673,584
|
$5,449.15
AZN9,263.56
|
|
pay 25.9% more for entertainment and sports
Tashkent
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
UZS16,919
|
$1.35
AZN2.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
UZS20,393
|
$3.01
AZN5.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
UZS23,673
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.35
UZS549,245
|
$34.19
AZN58.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
UZS57,055
|
$4.71
AZN8.00
|
|
pay 20.3% less for clothing
Tashkent
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.37
UZS688,872
|
$44.85
AZN76.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.46
UZS753,373
|
$42.45
AZN72.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.85
UZS1,239,882
|
$102.17
AZN173.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.20
UZS1,383,647
|
$66.07
AZN112.31
|
|
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