Cost of living comparison
Baku is 11.3% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Baku instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 48.8% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,967
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,117
|
$0.56
AZN0.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,786
|
$0.31
AZN0.53
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,223
|
$2.40
AZN4.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,992
|
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
$1.49
AZN2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,355
|
$2.02
AZN3.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,582
|
$0.48
AZN0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,249
|
$0.72
AZN1.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,785
|
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,583
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,115
|
$0.34
AZN0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,727
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 1.2% less for transportation
Vietnam
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,129
|
$2.40
AZN4.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,586
|
$15.22
AZN25.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,088
|
$5.65
AZN9.60
|
|
pay 9.1% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
$15.40
AZN26.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
$344.95
AZN586.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
$206.98
AZN351.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
$39.58
AZN67.29
|
|
pay 28.8% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
$5,449.15
AZN9,263.56
|
|
pay 58.7% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,831
|
$1.35
AZN2.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,398
|
$3.01
AZN5.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,529
|
$34.19
AZN58.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,253
|
$4.71
AZN8.00
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
$44.85
AZN76.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
$42.45
AZN72.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
$102.17
AZN173.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
$66.07
AZN112.31
|
|
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