Cost of living comparison
Azerbaijan is 57.0% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Azerbaijan instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
Illinois
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.45
|
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.57
|
$5.95
AZN10.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
|
$0.62
AZN1.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
|
$0.33
AZN0.56
|
|
pay 51.8% less for groceries
Illinois
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
|
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
|
$2.18
AZN3.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
|
$4.69
AZN7.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
|
$1.43
AZN2.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.72
|
$1.80
AZN3.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.40
AZN0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
|
$0.71
AZN1.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$0.52
AZN0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$0.61
AZN1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$0.27
AZN0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.17
AZN0.28
|
|
pay 56.2% less for transportation
Illinois
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
|
$2.31
AZN3.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.17
|
$13.53
AZN23.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,837.76
|
$19,607.84
AZN33,333.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.34
|
$4.68
AZN7.95
|
|
pay 78.3% less for housing
Illinois
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.06
|
$11.95
AZN20.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,337.83
|
$311.43
AZN529.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,055.94
|
$209.56
AZN356.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.10
|
$32.18
AZN54.70
|
|
pay 80.4% less for childcare
Illinois
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,229.51
|
$218.98
AZN372.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,314.07
|
$4,779.41
AZN8,125.00
|
|
pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
|
$1.23
AZN2.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.57
|
$2.54
AZN4.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.28
|
$3.36
AZN5.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.37
|
$31.66
AZN53.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.73
|
$6.67
AZN11.33
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
Illinois
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.00
|
$46.29
AZN78.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.10
|
$35.24
AZN59.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.83
|
$78.97
AZN134.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.76
|
$63.06
AZN107.20
|
|
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