Baku vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$1143
🏠 One person rent
$320
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$868
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
48
78
😀 Quality of life
59
66
🏙️ Population
2.3M
6.6M

The cost of living in Baku is 79% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 6540th and 8907th ($776 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Azerbaijan and India, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 2 months in Chennai. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 5306th and 4094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$1425

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287