Austin vs Baku - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Baku
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$602
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	65	49
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	962K	2.3M

The cost of living in Austin is 221% more expensive than in Baku. Cities ranked 858th and 6590th ($2455 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 1st in the United States and Azerbaijan, respectively. Check the United States vs Azerbaijan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.6 months in Baku. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Baku ranked 1st in Azerbaijan, while ranked 142nd and 5270th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Baku

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	Austin	Baku
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$8.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$2039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$6252

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Baku

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Sumqayit	$707
92 km or 57 mi	Sirvan	$634
150 km or 93 mi	Khachmaz	$676
198 km or 123 mi	Lankaran	$608
215 km or 133 mi	Oguz	$627
229 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$618
230 km or 143 mi	Barda	$618
242 km or 151 mi	Shaki	$607
270 km or 168 mi	Ardabil	$827
296 km or 184 mi	Ganja	$481
313 km or 195 mi	Goris	$967
318 km or 198 mi	Ahar	$622
320 km or 199 mi	Kapan	$961
343 km or 213 mi	Rasht	$534
350 km or 218 mi	Makhachkala	$535
352 km or 218 mi	Lahijan	$552
381 km or 237 mi	Aktau	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Tabriz	$658
408 km or 254 mi	Zhanaozen	$576
411 km or 256 mi	Marand	$553
416 km or 258 mi	Gardabani	$767
426 km or 265 mi	Rustavi	$660
428 km or 266 mi	Zanjan	$466
440 km or 274 mi	Marneuli	$813
442 km or 274 mi	Abovyan	$1094
445 km or 276 mi	Tbilisi	$1016
452 km or 281 mi	Yerevan	$1199
453 km or 282 mi	Maragheh	$573
454 km or 282 mi	Vanadzor	$697
456 km or 283 mi	Qazvin	$618
456 km or 284 mi	Masis	$1081
461 km or 286 mi	Ashtarak	$1071
465 km or 289 mi	Khoy	$419
472 km or 293 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
473 km or 294 mi	Spitak	$833
474 km or 294 mi	Grozny	$608
486 km or 302 mi	Amol	$557
491 km or 305 mi	Babol	$458
492 km or 306 mi	Armavir	$990
495 km or 308 mi	Nazarabad	$645