Baku vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$2077
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$4598
🏠 One person rent	$316	$1226
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$1942
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$3168
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	53
😀 Quality of life	60	90
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.31M

The cost of living in Baku is 63% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6590th and 1646th ($766 vs $2077) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.5 months in Calgary. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Calgary ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 5270th and 153rd 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	$8.9	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$5.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$2053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$3283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$80.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$841
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$16603

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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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871