Abu Dhabi vs Baku - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Baku
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1936	$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4876	$1976
🏠 One person rent	$1291	$307
🏘️ Family rent	$2811	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.9	$60.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3588	$458
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	52	48
😀 Quality of life	82	59
🏙️ Population	1.48M	2.3M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 157% more expensive than in Baku. Cities ranked 1938th and 6560th ($1936 vs $753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Azerbaijan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Azerbaijan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.6 months in Baku. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Baku ranked 1st in Azerbaijan, while ranked 369th and 5476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Baku

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	Abu Dhabi	Baku
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.3	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1396	$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3226	$934
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2329	$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$109	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	9.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5079	$1780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4566	$892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$6.03
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$5.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$4.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.81	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.4	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$9.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.1	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11210	$5868

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2229
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1612
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1132
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$1841
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1191
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1872
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1810
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$787
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1164
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1285
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1375
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1327
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1126
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$798
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$959
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1005
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$890
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$868
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$910
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$604
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$573
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$606
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$646
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$621
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$604
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$606
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$779
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$544
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$457
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$672
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$561
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1642
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$541

Cities near Baku

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Sumqayit	$685
92 km or 57 mi	Sirvan	$553
150 km or 93 mi	Khachmaz	$612
198 km or 123 mi	Lankaran	$471
215 km or 133 mi	Oguz	$561
229 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$531
230 km or 143 mi	Barda	$419
242 km or 151 mi	Shaki	$546
270 km or 168 mi	Ardabil	$823
296 km or 184 mi	Ganja	$475
313 km or 195 mi	Goris	$884
318 km or 198 mi	Ahar	$772
320 km or 199 mi	Kapan	$878
343 km or 213 mi	Rasht	$530
350 km or 218 mi	Makhachkala	$497
352 km or 218 mi	Lahijan	$547
381 km or 237 mi	Aktau	$627
398 km or 247 mi	Tabriz	$1148
408 km or 254 mi	Zhanaozen	$622
411 km or 256 mi	Marand	$719
416 km or 258 mi	Gardabani	$734
426 km or 265 mi	Rustavi	$645
428 km or 266 mi	Zanjan	$451
440 km or 274 mi	Marneuli	$833
442 km or 274 mi	Abovyan	$968
445 km or 276 mi	Tbilisi	$1085
452 km or 281 mi	Yerevan	$1187
453 km or 282 mi	Maragheh	$692
454 km or 282 mi	Vanadzor	$690
456 km or 283 mi	Qazvin	$595
456 km or 284 mi	Masis	$990
461 km or 286 mi	Ashtarak	$691
465 km or 289 mi	Khoy	$386
472 km or 293 mi	Khak-e Ali	$583
473 km or 294 mi	Spitak	$778
474 km or 294 mi	Grozny	$497
486 km or 302 mi	Amol	$519
491 km or 305 mi	Babol	$434
492 km or 306 mi	Armavir	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Nazarabad	$616