Cost of living comparison
Baku is 20.2% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Baku instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 34.7% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
|
pay 39.7% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 43.9% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
|
pay 28.9% less for housing
|
Tirana
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
|
pay 2.8% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
|
pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
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