Baku vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$5663
🏠 One person rent
$320
$1326
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$2459
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$3703
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
48
88
😀 Quality of life
59
94
🏙️ Population
2.3M
488K

The cost of living in Baku is 65% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 6540th and 1263rd ($776 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5306th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Edinburgh

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Baku Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$7.44
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$23.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$119
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$23136

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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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767