Baku vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$3071
🏠 One person rent
$320
$596
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1354
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$1802
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
59
77
🏙️ Population
2.3M
21.9M

The cost of living in Baku is 27% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 6540th and 5141st ($776 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Azerbaijan and China, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.7 months in Beijing. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5306th and 763rd 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
$9.36
$4.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$14636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$7425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$5.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$61.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$8.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$23714

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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 Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$734
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$769
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$786
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$675
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$679
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$710
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$611
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$714
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$482
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$700
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$742
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$620
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$760
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$720
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$693
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$572
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$614
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$684
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$677
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$649
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$605
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$555
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$670
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$568
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$588
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$547
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$677
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$668
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$729
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$616
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$670
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$637
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$648
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$661
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$632
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$644
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$869