Baku vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$4478
🏠 One person rent	$316	$1024
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$1880
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$2931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	49	96
😀 Quality of life	60	89
🏙️ Population	2.3M	196K

The cost of living in Baku is 58% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 6590th and 2354th ($766 vs $1816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Belgium, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 5270th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Brussels

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	Baku	Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$5.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$973
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$770
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$1932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$1489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$4675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$4207
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$8.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$94.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$975
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$19505

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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 Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640