Cost of living comparison
Azerbaijan is 14.8% cheaper than Turkey.
If you lived in Azerbaijan instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 18.3% less for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Azerbaijan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
$7.16
AZN12.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
$6.08
AZN10.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
$0.33
AZN0.56
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
$0.37
AZN0.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
$2.25
AZN3.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
$4.99
AZN8.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
$1.27
AZN2.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
$1.86
AZN3.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
$0.74
AZN1.25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
$0.60
AZN1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
$0.76
AZN1.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
$0.25
AZN0.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
$0.19
AZN0.32
|
|
pay 38.7% less for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
$2.29
AZN3.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
$13.53
AZN23.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
$20,196.08
AZN34,333.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
$4.90
AZN8.32
|
|
pay 18.0% less for housing
|
Turkey
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
$12.53
AZN21.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
$303.97
AZN516.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
$222.12
AZN377.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
$36.77
AZN62.51
|
|
pay 47.2% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
$169.65
AZN288.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
$4,419.31
AZN7,512.82
|
|
pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Azerbaijan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
$1.32
AZN2.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
$2.74
AZN4.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
$32.62
AZN55.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 10.6% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Azerbaijan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
$51.10
AZN86.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
$42.64
AZN72.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
$102.53
AZN174.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
$75.92
AZN129.06
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