Cost of living comparison
Baku is 79.5% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Baku instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 25.9% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
|
pay 59.2% more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
pay 29.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
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