Baku vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baku	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$796	$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1977	$882
🏠 One person rent	$340	$93
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$155
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.7	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$509	$182
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	50	45
😀 Quality of life	64	50
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.58M

The cost of living in Baku is 122% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 6681st and 9061st ($796 vs $358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Azerbaijan and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.5 months in Chittagong. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 5390th and 6631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Chittagong

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	Baku	Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.88	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.1	$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.59	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$53.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$777	$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$14
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$21.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.32%	11.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1173	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$4.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.42	$4.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.56	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.74	$2.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.58	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$8.04
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$1.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$27
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6646	$1379

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Cities near Baku

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Sumqayit	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Sirvan	$632
150 km or 93 mi	Khachmaz	$604
198 km or 123 mi	Lankaran	$605
215 km or 133 mi	Oguz	$630
229 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$627
230 km or 143 mi	Barda	$629
242 km or 151 mi	Shaki	$613
270 km or 168 mi	Ardabil	$809
296 km or 184 mi	Ganja	$484
313 km or 195 mi	Goris	$968
318 km or 198 mi	Ahar	$547
320 km or 199 mi	Kapan	$968
343 km or 213 mi	Rasht	$472
350 km or 218 mi	Makhachkala	$633
352 km or 218 mi	Lahijan	$497
381 km or 237 mi	Aktau	$552
398 km or 247 mi	Tabriz	$511
408 km or 254 mi	Zhanaozen	$564
411 km or 256 mi	Marand	$488
416 km or 258 mi	Gardabani	$691
426 km or 265 mi	Rustavi	$643
428 km or 266 mi	Zanjan	$426
440 km or 274 mi	Marneuli	$736
442 km or 274 mi	Abovyan	$1081
445 km or 276 mi	Tbilisi	$1035
452 km or 281 mi	Yerevan	$1181
453 km or 282 mi	Maragheh	$502
454 km or 282 mi	Vanadzor	$719
456 km or 283 mi	Qazvin	$582
456 km or 284 mi	Masis	$1068
461 km or 286 mi	Ashtarak	$1059
465 km or 289 mi	Khoy	$402
472 km or 293 mi	Khak-e Ali	$561
473 km or 294 mi	Spitak	$852
474 km or 294 mi	Grozny	$633
486 km or 302 mi	Amol	$530
491 km or 305 mi	Babol	$372
492 km or 306 mi	Armavir	$1001
495 km or 308 mi	Nazarabad	$598

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344