Cost of living comparison
Baku is 59.3% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Baku instead of London, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
London
|
Baku
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.47
|
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.19
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.95
|
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.47
|
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
|
pay 51.3% less for groceries
London
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.64
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.47
|
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£5.00
|
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.52
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.38
|
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.24
|
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.14
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.42
|
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.55
|
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.56
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 71.3% less for transportation
London
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.86
|
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£204.71
|
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£28,951.62
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£27.94
|
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
|
pay 79.3% less for housing
London
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£32.99
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,246.37
|
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,635.55
|
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£209.15
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
|
pay 83.9% less for childcare
London
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,849.42
|
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£22,105.18
|
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
|
pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.55
|
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.81
|
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£15.66
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£52.04
|
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.79
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
London
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£76.83
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£40.06
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£91.04
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£107.28
|
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
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