Baku vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$2027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$4661
🏠 One person rent	$316	$1127
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$2029
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$258
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$3225
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	49	100
😀 Quality of life	60	95
🏙️ Population	2.3M	3.78M

The cost of living in Baku is 62% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 6590th and 1762nd ($766 vs $2027) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Azerbaijan and Germany, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Berlin ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 5270th and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Berlin

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	Baku	Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$832
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$8133
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$5908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$57.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$6.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$9.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$59.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$9774

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373