Cost of living comparison
Baku is 32.8% cheaper than Riga.
- Restaurants
-
pay 35.5% less in Baku
- Groceries
-
pay 36.0% less in Baku
- Transportation
-
pay 44.4% less in Baku
- Housing
-
pay 34.5% less in Baku
- Childcare
-
pay 55.4% less in Baku
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.8% less in Baku
- Clothing
-
pay 2.7% more in Baku
Expenses including childcare, transportation, groceries, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Baku.
If you lived in Baku instead of Riga, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€9.78
|
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.60
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.31
|
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.08
|
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
|
pay 36.0% less for groceries
|
Riga
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.43
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.23
|
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.42
|
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.61
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€2.91
|
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.61
|
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.76
|
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.98
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.39
|
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.38
|
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.40
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 44.4% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.18
|
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€29.34
|
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€25,572.48
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.27
|
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
|
pay 34.5% less for housing
|
Riga
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.13
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€489.46
|
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€335.53
|
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€223.17
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
|
pay 55.4% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€490.91
|
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,306.69
|
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
|
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.40
|
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.10
|
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€4.79
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€41.98
|
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.78
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
|
Riga
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€74.67
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€39.94
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€84.29
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€110.42
|
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
|
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