Baku vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$4745
🏠 One person rent
$358
$1202
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$1911
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$555
$3199
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
53
😀 Quality of life
64
90
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.31M

The cost of living in Baku is 61% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6681st and 1716th ($820 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Azerbaijan and Canada, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baku compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 5397th and 209th 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
$8.8
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.69
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$6.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.3
$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.8
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.89
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6639
$15430

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$742
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$643
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$590
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$613
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$634
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$631
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$615
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$813
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$488
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$959
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$550
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$953
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$461
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$662
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$494
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$598
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$508
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$613
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$489
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$698
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$655
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$425
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$740
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1057
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1028
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1148
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$506
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$728
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$586
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1046
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1033
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$404
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$853
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$667
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$531
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$981
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$595

Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934