Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 2.0 times more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Baku, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Baku
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$9.83
€9.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
$2.57
€2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$2.07
€1.96
|
|
pay 70.7% more for groceries
|
Baku
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
$5.64
€5.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
$4.49
€4.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
$2.68
€2.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
$3.44
€3.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
$0.62
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$1.07
€1.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
$0.50
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.45
€0.43
|
|
pay 90.7% more for transportation
|
Baku
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
$6.92
€6.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$32.15
€30.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$29,580.66
€28,053.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
$10.07
€9.55
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Baku
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
$29.49
€27.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
$743.73
€705.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
$530.91
€503.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
$240.91
€228.47
|
|
pay 71.0% more for childcare
|
Baku
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
$522.95
€495.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
$7,258.22
€6,883.42
|
|
pay 85.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baku
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
$3.87
€3.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$5.89
€5.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
$52.89
€50.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
pay 6.6% more for clothing
|
Baku
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
$92.77
€87.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
$37.65
€35.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
$90.51
€85.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
$115.44
€109.48
|
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