Cost of living comparison
Baku is 12.5% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Baku instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 23.0% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Baku
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$199.37
|
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$149.53
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.67
|
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.52
|
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
|
pay 36.8% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Baku
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.24
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$97.72
|
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$110.59
|
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.83
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$71.70
|
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.53
|
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.44
|
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.04
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.09
|
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 12.2% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$93.12
|
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$358.86
|
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$373,813.76
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$69.78
|
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
|
pay 20.8% less for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$489.57
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$17,943.06
|
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,928.95
|
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$608.69
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
|
pay 32.7% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,657.52
|
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$169,224.89
|
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$54.83
|
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$60.37
|
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$78.75
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,078.11
|
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$99.68
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 19.0% more for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,131.69
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$824.52
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,847.33
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,846.06
|
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
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