Baku vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$2145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$5059
🏠 One person rent	$316	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$4018
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	49	73
😀 Quality of life	60	88
🏙️ Population	2.3M	906K

The cost of living in Baku is 64% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 6590th and 1476th ($766 vs $2145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1323rd 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 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.9 months in Columbus. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Columbus ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 5270th and 249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Columbus

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	Baku	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$972
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$2378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$3095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$2954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$60.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$1236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$15423

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858