Baku vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$307
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
48
69
😀 Quality of life
59
71
🏙️ Population
2.3M
10.5M

The cost of living in Baku is 28% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6560th and 7769th ($753 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 350th 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 1.4 months in Dongguan. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 5476th and 2370th 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
$8.6
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$16599

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$685
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$553
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$612
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$471
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$561
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$419
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$546
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$823
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$475
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$884
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$772
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$878
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$530
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$497
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$547
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$627
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1148
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$622
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$719
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$734
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$645
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$451
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$833
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$968
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1085
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1187
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$692
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$690
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$595
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$990
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$691
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$386
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$778
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$497
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$519
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$434
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$861
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611