Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 31.1% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Baku, you would:
pay 31.0% more for restaurants
|
Baku
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
|
pay 48.0% more for groceries
|
Baku
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Baku
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
|
pay 70.0% more for housing
|
Baku
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
|
pay 14.7% less for childcare
|
Baku
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
|
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baku
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
|
Baku
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
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