Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 27.0% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Baku, you would:
pay 85.7% more for restaurants
|
Baku
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$8.49
ARS8,466.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
$1.47
ARS1,465.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$1.08
ARS1,081.51
|
|
pay 75.5% more for groceries
|
Baku
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
$2.16
ARS2,149.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
$5.19
ARS5,178.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
$5.04
ARS5,026.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
$2.31
ARS2,300.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
$2.80
ARS2,794.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
$0.92
ARS921.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
$0.87
ARS872.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.61
ARS604.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
$1.00
ARS996.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
$0.43
ARS425.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.51
ARS503.95
|
|
pay 7.8% more for transportation
|
Baku
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
$3.50
ARS3,495.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,185,473.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
$7.35
ARS7,329.60
|
|
pay 27.7% more for housing
|
Baku
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
$23.79
ARS23,728.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
$513.68
ARS512,251.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
$357.39
ARS356,400.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
$49.23
ARS49,096.90
|
|
pay 17.4% less for childcare
|
Baku
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
$216.50
ARS215,899.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,464,452.21
|
|
pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Baku
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$1.80
ARS1,794.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
$2.98
ARS2,975.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$2.40
ARS2,393.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
$27.22
ARS27,143.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$5.00
ARS4,986.12
|
|
pay 27.1% more for clothing
|
Baku
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
$89.58
ARS89,326.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
$74.73
ARS74,521.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
$114.08
ARS113,760.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
$119.22
ARS118,887.13
|
|
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