Cost of living comparison
California is 4.3 times more expensive than Azerbaijan.
If you lived in California instead of Azerbaijan, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Azerbaijan
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
$19.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
AZN10.12
|
$11.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
AZN1.06
|
$2.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
AZN0.56
|
$2.23
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for groceries
Azerbaijan
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$4.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
AZN3.71
|
$6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
AZN7.97
|
$4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
AZN2.43
|
$4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
AZN3.06
|
$5.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
AZN0.67
|
$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
AZN1.21
|
$0.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
AZN0.88
|
$1.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
AZN1.04
|
$2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
AZN0.47
|
$1.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
AZN0.28
|
$1.45
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Azerbaijan
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
AZN3.93
|
$4.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.53
AZN23.00
|
$67.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,607.84
AZN33,333.33
|
$29,950.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
AZN7.95
|
$20.46
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for housing
Azerbaijan
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
AZN20.32
|
$69.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.43
AZN529.42
|
$2,333.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.56
AZN356.25
|
$2,022.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.18
AZN54.70
|
$178.08
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Azerbaijan
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.98
AZN372.27
|
$1,629.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,779.41
AZN8,125.00
|
$29,739.09
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Azerbaijan
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
AZN2.08
|
$7.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
AZN4.31
|
$5.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
AZN5.72
|
$10.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.66
AZN53.82
|
$68.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
AZN11.33
|
$14.08
|
|
pay 30.3% more for clothing
Azerbaijan
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.29
AZN78.69
|
$52.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.24
AZN59.91
|
$41.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.97
AZN134.25
|
$84.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.06
AZN107.20
|
$115.90
|
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