Cost of living comparison
Castries is 75.2% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Castries instead of Baku, you would:
pay 94.9% more for restaurants
|
Baku
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
|
Baku
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 81.7% more for transportation
|
Baku
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
?? | |
pay 96.8% more for housing
|
Baku
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
|
pay 21.6% less for childcare
|
Baku
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
?? | |
pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baku
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 9.0% more for clothing
|
Baku
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
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