Cost of living comparison
Baku is 24.4% cheaper than Yerevan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.0% less in Baku
- Groceries
-
pay 24.4% less in Baku
- Transportation
-
pay 0.5% more in Baku
- Housing
-
pay 48.3% less in Baku
- Childcare
-
pay 34.6% less in Baku
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.6% less in Baku
- Clothing
-
pay 23.1% less in Baku
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Baku.
If you lived in Baku instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
|
Yerevan
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.57
AMD4,440.71
|
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,453.88
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
AMD381.02
|
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD229.07
|
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
|
Yerevan
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
AMD331.29
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
AMD1,548.16
|
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.24
AMD2,394.08
|
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
AMD944.77
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.37
AMD1,294.73
|
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD214.20
|
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
AMD316.56
|
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AMD303.24
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
AMD386.96
|
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD128.77
|
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
AMD123.23
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 0.5% more for transportation
|
Yerevan
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.29
AMD2,030.12
|
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD4,934.12
|
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD11,841,890.59
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
AMD1,638.13
|
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
|
pay 48.3% less for housing
|
Yerevan
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.21
AMD8,522.81
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$931.30
AMD357,309.39
|
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.77
AMD240,086.85
|
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.60
AMD37,830.41
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
|
pay 34.6% less for childcare
|
Yerevan
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$374.24
AMD143,582.92
|
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,037.50
AMD3,467,399.97
|
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yerevan
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
AMD789.46
|
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AMD1,443.46
|
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD986.82
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.02
AMD40,674.73
|
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
AMD2,960.47
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
|
Yerevan
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.12
AMD42,632.23
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.96
AMD24,537.74
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD53,685.10
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.43
AMD45,822.97
|
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
|
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