Baku vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$6031
🏠 One person rent
$320
$1631
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$2780
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$632
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$4594
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
68
😀 Quality of life
59
88
🏙️ Population
2.3M
875K

The cost of living in Baku is 70% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 6540th and 574th ($776 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 508th in Azerbaijan and the United States, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Charlotte ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 5306th and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$9.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$5.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$1670
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$3455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$2308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$4378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$2768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$6.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$8.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$4.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$1274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$25869

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$720
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$639
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$686
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$618
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$632
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$587
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$609
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$837
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$1050
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$941
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$1051
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$559
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$498
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$578
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$585
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1610
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$582
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$907
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$791
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$681
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$474
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$845
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1190
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1046
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1298
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$844
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$807
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$627
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1173
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1160
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$425
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$916
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$584
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$550
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$468
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1052
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$659

Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088