Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 2.4 times more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Baku, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Baku
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
$13.86
SEK152.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$10.16
SEK111.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
$2.56
SEK28.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$2.13
SEK23.37
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Baku
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
$2.66
SEK29.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
$5.29
SEK58.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
$5.43
SEK59.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
$3.82
SEK41.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
$5.15
SEK56.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
$1.38
SEK15.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
$1.10
SEK12.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$1.36
SEK14.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
$1.78
SEK19.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
$0.71
SEK7.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.79
SEK8.66
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Baku
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
$6.67
SEK73.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$94.22
SEK1,034.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$28,544.48
SEK313,378.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
$27.62
SEK303.24
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Baku
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
$33.49
SEK367.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
$1,542.54
SEK16,934.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
$965.24
SEK10,596.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
$139.65
SEK1,533.14
|
|
pay 22.7% less for childcare
|
Baku
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
$144.54
SEK1,586.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
$5,727.37
SEK62,878.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Baku
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$7.30
SEK80.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
$4.27
SEK46.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$6.56
SEK72.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
$39.99
SEK438.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$15.61
SEK171.39
|
|
pay 26.4% more for clothing
|
Baku
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
$90.26
SEK990.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
$43.14
SEK473.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
$106.21
SEK1,166.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
$174.28
SEK1,913.40
|
|
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