Baku vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$1438
🏠 One person rent
$307
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$820
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
48
95
😀 Quality of life
59
70
🏙️ Population
2.3M
10M

The cost of living in Baku is 41% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 6560th and 8258th ($753 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 496th in Azerbaijan and China, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.5 months in Changsha. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 5476th and 2707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$2091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$5529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$2.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$5569

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$685
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$553
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$612
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$471
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$561
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$419
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$546
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$823
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$475
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$884
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$772
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$878
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$530
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$497
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$547
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$627
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1148
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$622
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$719
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$734
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$645
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$451
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$833
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$968
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1085
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1187
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$692
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$690
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$595
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$990
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$691
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$386
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$778
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$497
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$519
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$434
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$861
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$616

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574