Baku vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$4093
🏠 One person rent
$320
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$3747
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
48
45
😀 Quality of life
59
80
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.19M

The cost of living in Baku is 57% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 6540th and 2461st ($776 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Qatar, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 2.1 months in Doha. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 5306th and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$4584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$3277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$11230

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$720
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$639
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$686
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$618
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$632
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$587
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$609
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$837
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$1050
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$941
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$1051
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$559
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$498
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$578
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$585
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1610
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$582
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$907
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$791
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$681
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$474
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$845
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1190
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1046
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1298
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$844
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$807
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$627
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1173
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1160
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$425
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$916
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$584
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$550
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$468
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1052
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$659

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879