Cost of living comparison

 North Korea
compared to
 Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan vs. North Korea Cost of Living Summary

Azerbaijan is 35.5% more expensive than North Korea overall.

Restaurants
pay 69.0% less in Azerbaijan
Groceries
pay 28.5% less in Azerbaijan
Housing
pay 3.1 times more in Azerbaijan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 32.7% more in Azerbaijan

The cost of housing and entertainment and sports in Azerbaijan are more expensive than in North Korea. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Azerbaijan. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan vs. North Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Azerbaijan instead of North Korea, you would:

pay 69.0% less for restaurants

 
North Korea
Azerbaijan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $7.16
AZN12.17
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $6.08
AZN10.33
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
KPW1,929
$0.68
AZN1.15

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pay 28.5% less for groceries

 
North Korea
Azerbaijan
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
KPW1,983
$0.37
AZN0.64
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $2.25
AZN3.82
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KPW3,058
$4.99
AZN8.49

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
North Korea
Azerbaijan
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $2.29
AZN3.89
Monthly public transit pass ?? $13.53
AZN23.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $20,196.08
AZN34,333.33

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

 
North Korea
Azerbaijan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $12.53
AZN21.30
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $85.74
KPW77,167
$303.97
AZN516.74
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.74
KPW77,167
$222.12
AZN377.60

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
North Korea
Azerbaijan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $169.65
AZN288.40
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $4,419.31
AZN7,512.82

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pay 32.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
North Korea
Azerbaijan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.86
KPW11,575
$1.32
AZN2.25
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.07
KPW965
$2.74
AZN4.65
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.53
AZN6.00

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
North Korea
Azerbaijan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $51.10
AZN86.87
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $42.64
AZN72.49
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $102.53
AZN174.29

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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