Baku vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$307
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
48
87
😀 Quality of life
59
72
🏙️ Population
2.3M
32.1M

The cost of living in Baku is 6% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6560th and 6733rd ($753 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th in Azerbaijan and China, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.1 months in Chongqing. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5476th and 2233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$27785

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$685
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$553
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$612
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$471
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$561
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$419
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$546
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$823
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$475
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$884
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$772
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$878
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$530
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$497
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$547
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$627
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1148
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$622
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$719
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$734
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$645
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$451
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$833
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$968
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1085
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1187
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$692
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$690
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$595
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$990
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$691
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$386
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$778
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$497
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$519
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$434
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$861
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$616

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548