Cost of living comparison
Majuro is 84.4% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Majuro instead of Baku, you would:
pay 80.9% more for restaurants
|
Baku
|
Majuro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
$13.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$11.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$1.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
$1.00
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
|
Baku
|
Majuro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
$3.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
$13.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
$8.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
$2.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
?? | |
pay 69.8% more for transportation
|
Baku
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
$6.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$12,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
$12.25
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Baku
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
$85.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
$750.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
$700.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
$170.42
|
|
pay 42.5% less for childcare
|
Baku
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
$150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
$3,046.67
|
|
pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Baku
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
$2.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
$30.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
?? | |
pay 35.1% less for clothing
|
Baku
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
$57.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
$35.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
$54.00
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