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
THB99.38
|
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.01
|
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.95
|
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.54
|
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.70
|
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.85
|
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.20
|
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.78
|
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.32
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.45
|
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.31
|
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.23
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.35
|
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB352.81
|
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
|
pay 16.1% less for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
|
pay 58.1% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.51
|
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.15
|
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.46
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
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