Baku vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1891
🏠 One person rent	$316	$291
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$597
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$680
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	49	56
😀 Quality of life	60	64
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.2M

The cost of living in Baku is 11% more expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 6590th and 6939th ($766 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Azerbaijan and Thailand, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1 months in Chiang Mai. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Chiang Mai ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 5270th and 4535th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Baku vs Chiang Mai infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/baku/chiang-mai.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Baku vs Chiang Mai infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/baku/chiang-mai" target="_blank">Baku vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Baku vs Chiang Mai

Prices for goods and services in Baku and Chiang Mai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Baku	Chiang Mai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$1.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$2045
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$1110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$14196

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Baku

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Sumqayit	$707
92 km or 57 mi	Sirvan	$634
150 km or 93 mi	Khachmaz	$676
198 km or 123 mi	Lankaran	$608
215 km or 133 mi	Oguz	$627
229 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$618
230 km or 143 mi	Barda	$618
242 km or 151 mi	Shaki	$607
270 km or 168 mi	Ardabil	$827
296 km or 184 mi	Ganja	$481
313 km or 195 mi	Goris	$967
318 km or 198 mi	Ahar	$622
320 km or 199 mi	Kapan	$961
343 km or 213 mi	Rasht	$534
350 km or 218 mi	Makhachkala	$535
352 km or 218 mi	Lahijan	$552
381 km or 237 mi	Aktau	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Tabriz	$658
408 km or 254 mi	Zhanaozen	$576
411 km or 256 mi	Marand	$553
416 km or 258 mi	Gardabani	$767
426 km or 265 mi	Rustavi	$660
428 km or 266 mi	Zanjan	$466
440 km or 274 mi	Marneuli	$813
442 km or 274 mi	Abovyan	$1094
445 km or 276 mi	Tbilisi	$1016
452 km or 281 mi	Yerevan	$1199
453 km or 282 mi	Maragheh	$573
454 km or 282 mi	Vanadzor	$697
456 km or 283 mi	Qazvin	$618
456 km or 284 mi	Masis	$1081
461 km or 286 mi	Ashtarak	$1071
465 km or 289 mi	Khoy	$419
472 km or 293 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
473 km or 294 mi	Spitak	$833
474 km or 294 mi	Grozny	$608
486 km or 302 mi	Amol	$557
491 km or 305 mi	Babol	$458
492 km or 306 mi	Armavir	$990
495 km or 308 mi	Nazarabad	$645

Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$633
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$610
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$660
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$650
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$705
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1163
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$543
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$625
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$778
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$661
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$595
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$628
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$941
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$753
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1161
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$553
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$678
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$781
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$752
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$656
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$632
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$579