Baku vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$378
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$4153
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
66
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
2.3M
3.94M

The cost of living in Baku is 65% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6524th and 947th ($856 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baku compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5591st and 184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Dubai

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Baku Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$17401

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$774
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$663
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$595
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$634
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$652
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$649
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$631
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$708
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$490
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$990
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$480
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$988
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$447
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$676
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$461
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$611
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$452
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$624
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$429
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$726
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$679
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$401
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$769
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1104
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1053
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1205
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$444
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$743
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$565
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1096
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$374
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$872
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$732
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$516
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$359
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1027
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$572

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469