Cost of living comparison
Baku is 68.9% cheaper than Monaco.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.3% less in Baku
- Groceries
-
pay 60.6% less in Baku
- Transportation
-
pay 55.0% less in Baku
- Housing
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pay 86.5% less in Baku
- Childcare
-
pay 87.2% less in Baku
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 69.4% less in Baku
- Clothing
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pay 55.2% less in Baku
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Baku.
If you lived in Baku instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 68.3% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.90
€18.72
|
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
€11.04
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
€4.19
|
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.08
€6.34
|
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
|
pay 60.6% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.56
€5.88
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.04
€7.20
|
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.36
|
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.19
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
€4.26
|
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
€1.85
|
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.09
|
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.09
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
€1.61
|
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.85
|
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.31
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 55.0% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.55
€7.66
|
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€21.12
|
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,276.05
€41,458.30
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€18.24
|
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
|
pay 86.5% less for housing
Monaco
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.09
€54.73
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,084.96
€7,243.25
|
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,430.58
€5,761.10
|
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$235.04
€210.57
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
|
pay 87.2% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,089.94
€1,872.36
|
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,736.55
€38,287.29
|
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
|
pay 69.4% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€7.68
|
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.62
€5.93
|
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.00
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$515.79
€462.09
|
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.52
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 55.2% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$174.43
€156.27
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.29
€67.45
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$219.18
€196.36
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$625.91
€560.75
|
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
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