Baku vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$2204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$5203
🏠 One person rent
$378
$1254
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$1947
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$3956
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
96
😀 Quality of life
62
95
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.14M

The cost of living in Baku is 61% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 6524th and 1471st ($856 vs $2204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th in Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baku compared to 1.8 months in Birmingham. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Birmingham ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5591st and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Birmingham

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Baku Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$9.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$7.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$1251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$940
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$2007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$1484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$207
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$5467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$4236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$94.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$4.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$1631
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$24178

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886