Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 45.5% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Baku, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
Baku
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
$2.77
THB93.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$5.55
THB187.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.58
THB19.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
$0.31
THB10.64
|
|
pay 98.2% more for groceries
Baku
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
$1.62
THB54.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
$9.67
THB327.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
$6.60
THB223.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
$2.22
THB75.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
$1.30
THB44.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
$1.37
THB46.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$0.70
THB23.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
$1.02
THB34.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$0.78
THB26.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
$0.69
THB23.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
$0.61
THB20.77
|
|
pay 97.2% more for transportation
Baku
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
$4.25
THB143.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
$10.52
THB355.82
|
|
pay 23.1% more for housing
Baku
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
$15.07
THB509.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Baku
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
|
pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports
Baku
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$2.08
THB70.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
$2.37
THB80.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$4.16
THB140.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$6.94
THB234.61
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
Baku
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
$92.54
THB3,130.60
|
|
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