Baku vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Baku Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$1887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$4219
🏠 One person rent
$320
$1118
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1805
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$2221
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
98
😀 Quality of life
59
88
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.66M

The cost of living in Baku is 59% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 6540th and 2198th ($776 vs $1887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Azerbaijan and Spain, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.2 months in Barcelona. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 5306th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Baku vs Barcelona infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Baku vs Barcelona

Prices for goods and services in Baku and Barcelona are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Baku Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$4.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$1205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$2081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$6469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$4528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$6.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$65.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$11932

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Baku

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$720
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$639
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$686
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$618
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$632
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$587
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$609
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$837
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$1050
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$941
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$1051
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$559
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$498
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$578
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$585
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1610
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$582
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$907
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$791
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$681
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$474
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$845
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1190
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1046
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1298
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$844
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$807
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$627
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1173
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1160
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$425
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$916
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$584
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$550
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$468
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1052
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$659

Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581