Baku vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baku	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$856	$2323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2114	$5585
🏠 One person rent	$378	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$649	$2525
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.8	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$567	$4313
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	66
😀 Quality of life	62	97
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.71M

The cost of living in Baku is 63% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 6524th and 1241st ($856 vs $2323) 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 0.7 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 5591st and 3rd 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	$8.84	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.5	$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.32	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$8.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$480	$1733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$1173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$3028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$502	$2142
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$98.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.8%	5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2243	$8341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1286	$5970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.4	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.59	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$9.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$4.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.37	$24.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.8	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$318	$2164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6803	$13265

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Cities near Baku

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

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913