Baku vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$796
$1849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$4110
🏠 One person rent
$340
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$2063
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$3003
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
44
😀 Quality of life
64
82
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.19M

The cost of living in Baku is 57% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 6681st and 2509th ($796 vs $1849) 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 1.6 months in Doha. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 5390th and 608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.88
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$12.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$1391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$84.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$3618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6646
$11426

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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 Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889