Cost of living comparison
Baku is 18.4% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Baku instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.1900
|
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 36.5% less for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4600
|
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF658.6900
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
|
pay 33.2% less for housing
|
Santiago
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7400
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.2500
|
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.6300
|
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7200
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
|
pay 21.8% less for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.7700
|
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF228.1600
|
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
|
pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2000
|
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 43.4% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8800
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.6100
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9100
|
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
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