Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 2.3 times more expensive than Azerbaijan.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Azerbaijan, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Azerbaijan
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.16
AZN12.17
|
$11.92
SEK131.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
AZN10.33
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
AZN0.56
|
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Azerbaijan
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
AZN0.64
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.25
AZN3.82
|
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
AZN8.49
|
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
AZN2.16
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
AZN3.17
|
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AZN1.25
|
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
AZN1.03
|
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AZN1.29
|
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AZN0.43
|
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
AZN0.32
|
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Azerbaijan
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
AZN3.89
|
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.53
AZN23.00
|
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,196.08
AZN34,333.33
|
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.90
AZN8.32
|
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Azerbaijan
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.53
AZN21.30
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.97
AZN516.74
|
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.12
AZN377.60
|
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.77
AZN62.51
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
|
pay 28.4% less for childcare
|
Azerbaijan
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.65
AZN288.40
|
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,419.31
AZN7,512.82
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Azerbaijan
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.32
AZN2.25
|
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
AZN4.65
|
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.62
AZN55.45
|
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
|
Azerbaijan
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.10
AZN86.87
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
AZN72.49
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.53
AZN174.29
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.92
AZN129.06
|
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
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