Baku vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$307
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$1364
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$1709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
59
78
🏙️ Population
2.3M
21.9M

The cost of living in Baku is 29% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 6560th and 4887th ($753 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.6 months in Beijing. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5476th and 583rd 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
$8.6
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$487
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$14972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$8057
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$35.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$27310

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$685
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$553
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$612
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$471
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$561
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$419
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$546
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$823
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$475
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$884
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$772
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$878
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$530
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$497
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$547
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$627
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1148
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$622
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$719
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$734
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$645
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$451
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$833
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$968
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1085
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1187
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$692
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$690
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$595
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$990
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$691
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$386
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$778
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$497
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$519
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$434
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$861
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$616

Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506