Baku vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$316
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
49
69
😀 Quality of life
60
69
🏙️ Population
2.3M
10.5M

The cost of living in Baku is 17% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6590th and 7169th ($766 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 97th 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 16th in China, while ranked 5270th and 2941st 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
$8.9
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$936
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6252
$20945

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$707
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$634
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$676
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$608
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$627
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$618
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$618
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$607
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$827
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$967
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$622
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$961
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$534
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$535
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$552
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$573
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$658
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$576
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$553
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$767
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$660
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$466
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$813
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1094
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1016
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1199
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$573
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$697
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$618
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1081
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1071
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$419
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$833
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$608
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$557
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$458
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$990
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$645

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598