Baku vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baku	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$796	$2079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1977	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$340	$1191
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$1928
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.7	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$509	$2977
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	53
😀 Quality of life	64	91
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.31M

The cost of living in Baku is 62% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6681st and 1781st ($796 vs $2079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Azerbaijan and Canada, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.4 months in Calgary. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Calgary ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 5390th and 160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Calgary

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	Baku	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.88	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.1	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.59	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$777	$2105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$55.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.32%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$3658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1173	$3126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.42	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.56	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.74	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.58	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$91.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$58
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6646	$15727

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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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887