Cost of Living in Baku

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$753
$1976
🛋️ Without rent
$446
$1353
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$307
$623
🍽️ Food
$287
$757
🚐 Transport
$60.3
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
😀 Quality of life
59
🏙️ Population
2.3M

The average cost of living in Baku is $753, which is in the top 29% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 6560th out of 9294 in our global list and 1st out of 10 in Azerbaijan.

The median after-tax salary is $458, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months. Ranked 5476th (TOP 59%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan. With an estimated population of 2.3M, Baku is the 1st largest city in Azerbaijan.

✈️ Closest airport 19 km Zabrat Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 18.9 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 3877 Baku State University
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Prices in Baku

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

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