Baku vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$5697
🏠 One person rent
$378
$1502
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$2463
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$4381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
68
😀 Quality of life
62
89
🏙️ Population
2.3M
875K

The cost of living in Baku is 65% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 6524th and 946th ($856 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 818th 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 0.7 months in Baku compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Charlotte ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 5591st and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Charlotte

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Baku Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$6.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$1645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$1249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$2953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$2052
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$4312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$3.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$17.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$24568

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$774
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$663
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$595
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$634
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$652
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$649
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$631
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$708
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$490
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$990
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$480
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$988
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$447
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$676
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$461
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$611
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$452
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$624
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$429
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$726
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$679
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$401
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$769
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1104
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1053
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1205
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$444
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$743
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$565
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1096
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$374
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$872
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$732
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$516
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$359
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1027
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$572

Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2217
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2204
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2130
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2190
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2095
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1904
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1959
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2031
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$1975
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2129
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1973
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2183
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2075
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2058
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1727
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1946
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2070
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2007
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2070
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1868
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2059
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1909
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2200
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2171
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2027
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1816
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2253
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1940
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2284
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1892
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1678
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1842
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2671
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2083
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2212
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1863
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1932