Cost of living comparison
Baku is 9.9% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Baku instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 72.5% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB101.36
|
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB202.73
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.43
|
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB10.15
|
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.97
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB408.51
|
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB254.67
|
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB79.07
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.75
|
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB51.20
|
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB25.28
|
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB36.02
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB28.00
|
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.79
|
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.66
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB155.38
|
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,368.40
|
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,925,889.48
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB359.84
|
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
|
pay 16.1% less for housing
Bangkok
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB534.50
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,880.15
|
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,504.85
|
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,342.96
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
|
pay 58.1% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB22,014.24
|
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB459,030.30
|
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB81.09
|
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB89.91
|
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB146.22
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,899.20
|
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB253.41
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,923.21
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,212.32
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,378.72
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,205.59
|
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Baku or Bangkok. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.