Baku vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$320
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
48
69
😀 Quality of life
59
69
🏙️ Population
2.3M
10.5M

The cost of living in Baku is 14% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6540th and 7055th ($776 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th 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 18th in China, while ranked 5306th and 3115th 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
$9.36
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$21927

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Cities near Baku

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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623