Cost of living comparison

Baku, Azerbaijan

compared to

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Almaty vs. Baku Cost of Living Summary

Almaty is 9.7% more expensive than Baku.

Restaurants: pay 5.7% more in Almaty
Groceries: pay 12.1% more in Almaty
Transportation: pay 5.8% less in Almaty
Housing: pay 22.6% more in Almaty
Childcare: pay 46.8% more in Almaty
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.8% less in Almaty
Clothing: pay 8.2% more in Almaty

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, and restaurants in Almaty are more expensive than in Baku. Expenses including entertainment and sports and transportation are lower in Almaty.

Almaty vs. Baku Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Almaty instead of Baku, you would:

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pay 5.7% more for restaurants

	Baku	Almaty
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.41 AZN16.00	$8.08 KZT4,225.98	-14.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.65 AZN13.00	$6.06 KZT3,169.48	-20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 AZN1.18	$0.89 KZT464.83	+28.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 AZN0.61	$0.46 KZT242.99	+29.6%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 12.1% more for groceries

	Baku	Almaty
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 AZN0.78	$0.55 KZT285.46	+19.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.77 AZN4.71	$4.58 KZT2,394.08	+65.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 AZN8.72	$4.66 KZT2,438.98	-9.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 AZN2.40	$1.75 KZT914.31	+23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 AZN3.58	$2.22 KZT1,162.77	+5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 AZN0.84	$0.58 KZT303.64	+17.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 AZN1.32	$0.87 KZT454.69	+12.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 AZN1.16	$0.94 KZT494.17	+38.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 AZN1.40	$0.83 KZT432.50	+0.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 AZN0.49	$0.24 KZT123.96	-17.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.40	$0.18 KZT93.81	-22.9%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 5.8% less for transportation

	Baku	Almaty
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.46 AZN4.19	$1.89 KZT988.82	-23.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.65 AZN30.00	$14.54 KZT7,606.76	-17.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,588.24 AZN35,000.00	$24,232.73 KZT12,677,926.28	+17.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.47 AZN11.00	$6.46 KZT3,380.78	-0.1%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 22.6% more for housing

	Baku	Almaty
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.84 AZN25.23	$13.31 KZT6,961.20	-10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$470.77 AZN800.30	$636.11 KZT332,795.56	+35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.03 AZN443.75	$420.51 KZT219,999.31	+61.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.11 AZN80.09	$49.30 KZT25,793.59	+4.6%
Average			+22.6%

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pay 46.8% more for childcare

	Baku	Almaty
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$232.47 AZN395.20	$263.00 KZT137,594.34	+13.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,199.10 AZN10,538.46	$11,195.17 KZT5,857,015.50	+80.6%
Average			+46.8%

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pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Baku	Almaty
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.47 AZN2.50	$1.41 KZT739.55	-3.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 AZN6.12	$2.32 KZT1,214.97	-35.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 AZN6.00	$1.80 KZT940.28	-49.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.42 AZN84.02	$46.28 KZT24,211.32	-6.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.88 AZN10.00	$5.05 KZT2,641.23	-14.2%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 8.2% more for clothing

	Baku	Almaty
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.06 AZN95.30	$85.33 KZT44,643.79	+52.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.34 AZN97.48	$42.80 KZT22,389.54	-25.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.29 AZN207.88	$110.08 KZT57,593.11	-10.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.40 AZN162.18	$110.69 KZT57,909.64	+16.0%
Average			+8.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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