Baku vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$2811
🏠 One person rent
$378
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$1139
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$769
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
62
73
🏙️ Population
2.3M
21.9M

The cost of living in Baku is 23% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 6524th and 4987th ($856 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Azerbaijan and China, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baku compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Beijing ranked 14th in China, while ranked 5591st and 2361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Beijing

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Baku Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$965
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$1738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$12536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$6136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$4.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$54.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$25910

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$774
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$663
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$595
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$634
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$652
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$649
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$631
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$708
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$490
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$990
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$480
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$988
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$447
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$676
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$461
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$611
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$452
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$624
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$429
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$726
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$679
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$401
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$769
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1104
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1053
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1205
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$444
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$743
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$565
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1096
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$374
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$872
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$732
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$516
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$359
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1027
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$572

Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$740
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$764
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$800
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$666
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$666
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$682
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$697
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$480
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$672
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$720
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$576
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$722
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$623
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$645
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$541
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$556
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$645
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$574
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$541
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$646
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$541
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$541
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$480
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$599
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$789
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$522
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$511
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$676
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$684
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$634
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$579
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$665
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$759