Cost of living comparison
Azerbaijan is 11.3% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Azerbaijan instead of Laos, you would:
pay 57.0% more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
$5.95
AZN10.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
$0.62
AZN1.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
$0.33
AZN0.56
|
|
pay 46.5% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$2.18
AZN3.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$4.69
AZN7.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
$1.43
AZN2.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
$1.80
AZN3.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$0.40
AZN0.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
$0.71
AZN1.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
$0.52
AZN0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
$0.61
AZN1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
$0.27
AZN0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
$0.17
AZN0.28
|
|
pay 55.8% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
$2.31
AZN3.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$13.53
AZN23.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$19,607.84
AZN33,333.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
$4.68
AZN7.95
|
|
pay 44.3% less for housing
|
Laos
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
$11.95
AZN20.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
$311.43
AZN529.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
$209.56
AZN356.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$32.18
AZN54.70
|
|
pay 42.4% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$218.98
AZN372.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$4,779.41
AZN8,125.00
|
|
pay 54.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
$1.23
AZN2.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
$2.54
AZN4.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
$3.36
AZN5.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$31.66
AZN53.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$6.67
AZN11.33
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
|
Laos
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$46.29
AZN78.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$35.24
AZN59.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$78.97
AZN134.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$63.06
AZN107.20
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