Cost of living comparison
Baku is 88.8% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Baku instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 64.4% less for restaurants
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Ashgabat
|
Baku
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT120.90
|
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT44.87
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.34
|
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
|
pay 74.0% less for groceries
|
Ashgabat
|
Baku
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.35
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.65
|
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.43
|
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT23.93
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.85
|
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.50
|
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.02
|
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.78
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT5.99
|
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.62
|
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.94
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 19.5% more for transportation
|
Ashgabat
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.47
|
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT29.91
|
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,311.97
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT33.90
|
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
|
pay 74.2% less for housing
|
Ashgabat
|
Baku
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT332.38
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,938.75
|
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,617.52
|
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,525.05
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for childcare
|
Ashgabat
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT79.77
|
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
|
pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ashgabat
|
Baku
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.70
|
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.43
|
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT99.72
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT515.19
|
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 39.1% less for clothing
|
Ashgabat
|
Baku
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT299.15
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT423.79
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT573.36
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT598.29
|
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
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