Baku vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baku	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$796	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1977	$4896
🏠 One person rent	$340	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$2149
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.7	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$509	$3956
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	66
😀 Quality of life	64	98
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.71M

The cost of living in Baku is 61% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 6681st and 1813th ($796 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Azerbaijan and Australia, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 5390th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Brisbane

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	Baku	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.88	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.1	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.59	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1022
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$777	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$1816
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.32%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$8291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1173	$6020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.42	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$8.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.56	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.74	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$3.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.58	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$1795
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6646	$11423

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Cities near Baku

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Sumqayit	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Sirvan	$632
150 km or 93 mi	Khachmaz	$604
198 km or 123 mi	Lankaran	$605
215 km or 133 mi	Oguz	$630
229 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$627
230 km or 143 mi	Barda	$629
242 km or 151 mi	Shaki	$613
270 km or 168 mi	Ardabil	$809
296 km or 184 mi	Ganja	$484
313 km or 195 mi	Goris	$968
318 km or 198 mi	Ahar	$547
320 km or 199 mi	Kapan	$968
343 km or 213 mi	Rasht	$472
350 km or 218 mi	Makhachkala	$633
352 km or 218 mi	Lahijan	$497
381 km or 237 mi	Aktau	$552
398 km or 247 mi	Tabriz	$511
408 km or 254 mi	Zhanaozen	$564
411 km or 256 mi	Marand	$488
416 km or 258 mi	Gardabani	$691
426 km or 265 mi	Rustavi	$643
428 km or 266 mi	Zanjan	$426
440 km or 274 mi	Marneuli	$736
442 km or 274 mi	Abovyan	$1081
445 km or 276 mi	Tbilisi	$1035
452 km or 281 mi	Yerevan	$1181
453 km or 282 mi	Maragheh	$502
454 km or 282 mi	Vanadzor	$719
456 km or 283 mi	Qazvin	$582
456 km or 284 mi	Masis	$1068
461 km or 286 mi	Ashtarak	$1059
465 km or 289 mi	Khoy	$402
472 km or 293 mi	Khak-e Ali	$561
473 km or 294 mi	Spitak	$852
474 km or 294 mi	Grozny	$633
486 km or 302 mi	Amol	$530
491 km or 305 mi	Babol	$372
492 km or 306 mi	Armavir	$1001
495 km or 308 mi	Nazarabad	$598

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736