Almaty vs Baku - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Baku
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1976
🏠 One person rent
$585
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$623
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$60.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$458
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
48
😀 Quality of life
64
59
🏙️ Population
1.92M
2.3M

The cost of living in Almaty is 40% more expensive than in Baku. Cities ranked 4975th and 6560th ($1051 vs $753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Azerbaijan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.6 months in Baku. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Baku ranked 1st in Azerbaijan, while ranked 4635th and 5476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Baku
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.51
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$934
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
9.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$1780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$6.03
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$4.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$9.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$5868

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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