Baku vs Denver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Denver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$2717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$6307
🏠 One person rent	$316	$1692
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$2963
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$5130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	49	91
😀 Quality of life	60	90
🏙️ Population	2.3M	716K

The cost of living in Baku is 72% less expensive than in Denver. Cities ranked 6590th and 463rd ($766 vs $2717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 418th 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 Denver. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Denver ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 5270th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Denver

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	Baku	Denver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$7.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1812
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$3223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$2613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$63.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$4595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$3621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$9.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$145
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$1528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$16279

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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 Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768