Baku vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$796
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$340
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
50
69
😀 Quality of life
64
72
🏙️ Population
2.3M
10.5M

The cost of living in Baku is 20% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6681st and 7341st ($796 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 78th 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 Dongguan. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 5390th and 3389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Dongguan

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Baku Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.88
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6646
$21416

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598