Baku vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$2295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$5636
🏠 One person rent
$378
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$2398
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$3514
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
88
😀 Quality of life
62
92
🏙️ Population
2.3M
488K

The cost of living in Baku is 63% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 6524th and 1307th ($856 vs $2295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 0.7 months in Baku compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Edinburgh ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5591st and 83rd 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
$8.84
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$8.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$2686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$1966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$6647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$4795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$1749
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$25458

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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

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820