Baku vs Baltimore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Baltimore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$2287
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$5428
🏠 One person rent	$316	$1367
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$2370
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$4207
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	97
😀 Quality of life	60	90
🏙️ Population	2.3M	586K

The cost of living in Baku is 67% less expensive than in Baltimore. Cities ranked 6590th and 1182nd ($766 vs $2287) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1076th in Azerbaijan and the United States, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.8 months in Baltimore. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Baltimore ranked 24th in the United States, while ranked 5270th and 131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Baltimore

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	Baku	Baltimore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$6.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$2801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$1959
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$2120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$1975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$7.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$5.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$1264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$22681

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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

Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149