Cost of living comparison
Azerbaijan is 65.0% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Azerbaijan instead of Iran, you would:
pay 18.5% more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
$7.16
AZN12.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
$6.08
AZN10.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
$0.33
AZN0.56
|
|
pay 20.2% more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
$0.37
AZN0.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
$2.25
AZN3.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
$4.99
AZN8.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
$1.27
AZN2.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
$1.86
AZN3.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
$0.74
AZN1.25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
$0.60
AZN1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
$0.76
AZN1.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
$0.25
AZN0.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
$0.19
AZN0.32
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
$2.29
AZN3.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
$13.53
AZN23.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
$20,196.08
AZN34,333.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
$4.90
AZN8.32
|
|
pay 47.3% more for housing
|
Iran
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
$12.53
AZN21.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
$303.97
AZN516.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
$222.12
AZN377.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
$36.77
AZN62.51
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
$169.65
AZN288.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
$4,419.31
AZN7,512.82
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
$1.32
AZN2.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
$2.74
AZN4.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
$32.62
AZN55.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 28.3% more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
$51.10
AZN86.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
$42.64
AZN72.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
$102.53
AZN174.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
$75.92
AZN129.06
|
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