Cost of living comparison
Baku is 10.3% cheaper than Muscat.
If you lived in Baku instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 19.6% more for restaurants
|
Muscat
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
|
Muscat
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 28.0% less for transportation
|
Muscat
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
|
pay 45.0% less for housing
|
Muscat
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
|
pay 2.8% less for childcare
|
Muscat
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
|
pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Muscat
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 37.3% more for clothing
|
Muscat
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
|
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