Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 59.6% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Baku, you would:
pay 52.3% more for restaurants
|
Baku
|
San Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
$10.00
SVC87.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$7.00
SVC61.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
$1.09
SVC9.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$0.91
SVC7.99
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Baku
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
$2.12
SVC18.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
$3.24
SVC28.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
$7.39
SVC64.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
$3.04
SVC26.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
$2.78
SVC24.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
$1.44
SVC12.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
$0.77
SVC6.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$1.17
SVC10.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
$1.22
SVC10.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
$0.99
SVC8.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.98
SVC8.54
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Baku
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
$3.97
SVC34.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$20.00
SVC175.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$25,000.00
SVC218,996.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
$33.43
SVC292.82
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Baku
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
$42.14
SVC369.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
$858.33
SVC7,518.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
$641.67
SVC5,620.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
$81.52
SVC714.10
|
|
pay 19.2% less for childcare
|
Baku
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
$160.29
SVC1,404.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,287.49
|
|
pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Baku
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$2.00
SVC17.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
$3.24
SVC28.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$4.00
SVC35.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
$30.67
SVC268.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$5.50
SVC48.18
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
|
Baku
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
$72.14
SVC631.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
$47.86
SVC419.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
$112.14
SVC982.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
$108.33
SVC948.99
|
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