Cost of living comparison
Azerbaijan is 49.5% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Azerbaijan instead of Syria, you would:
pay 18.4% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
$7.16
AZN12.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
$6.08
AZN10.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
$0.33
AZN0.56
|
|
pay 7.3% more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
$0.37
AZN0.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
$2.25
AZN3.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
$4.99
AZN8.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
$1.27
AZN2.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
$1.86
AZN3.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
$0.74
AZN1.25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP959
|
$0.60
AZN1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP803
|
$0.76
AZN1.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP717
|
$0.25
AZN0.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP639
|
$0.19
AZN0.32
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
|
Syria
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
$2.29
AZN3.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$13.53
AZN23.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
$20,196.08
AZN34,333.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
$4.90
AZN8.32
|
|
pay 20.1% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
$12.53
AZN21.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
$303.97
AZN516.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
$222.12
AZN377.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
$36.77
AZN62.51
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
$169.65
AZN288.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
$4,419.31
AZN7,512.82
|
|
pay 79.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
$1.32
AZN2.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
$2.74
AZN4.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
$32.62
AZN55.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 58.3% more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
$51.10
AZN86.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
$42.64
AZN72.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
$102.53
AZN174.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
$75.92
AZN129.06
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