Baku vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Baku | Edinburgh | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Baku is 66% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 6681st and 1247th ($796 vs $2310) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 5390th and 59th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 30 km or 19 mi |  Sumqayit | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Sirvan | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Khachmaz | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Lankaran | |
| 215 km or 133 mi | Oguz | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Yevlakh | |
| 230 km or 143 mi | Barda | |
| 242 km or 151 mi | Shaki | |
| 270 km or 168 mi |  Ardabil | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Ganja | |
| 313 km or 195 mi |  Goris | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Ahar | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Kapan | |
| 343 km or 213 mi | Rasht | |
| 350 km or 218 mi |  Makhachkala | |
| 352 km or 218 mi | Lahijan | |
| 381 km or 237 mi |  Aktau | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Tabriz | |
| 408 km or 254 mi | Zhanaozen | |
| 411 km or 256 mi | Marand | |
| 416 km or 258 mi |  Gardabani | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Rustavi | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Zanjan | |
| 440 km or 274 mi | Marneuli | |
| 442 km or 274 mi | Abovyan | |
| 445 km or 276 mi | Tbilisi | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Yerevan | |
| 453 km or 282 mi | Maragheh | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Vanadzor | |
| 456 km or 283 mi | Qazvin | |
| 456 km or 284 mi | Masis | |
| 461 km or 286 mi | Ashtarak | |
| 465 km or 289 mi | Khoy | |
| 472 km or 293 mi | Khak-e Ali | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Spitak | |
| 474 km or 294 mi | Grozny | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Amol | |
| 491 km or 305 mi | Babol | |
| 492 km or 306 mi | Armavir | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Nazarabad |
Cities near Edinburgh
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 18 km or 11 mi |  Kirkcaldy | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Livingston | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Dunfermline | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Alloa | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Cumbernauld | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Stirling | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Perth | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Hamilton | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Dundee | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | East Kilbride | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Glasgow | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Paisley | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Kilmarnock | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Greenock | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Irvine | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Dumfries | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Ayr | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Carlisle | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| 149 km or 93 mi | Aberdeen | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Gateshead | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Tynemouth | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Jarrow | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | South Shields | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Washington | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Whitehaven | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Sunderland | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Durham | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Bishop Auckland | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Inverness | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Hartlepool | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Elgin | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Darlington | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Stockton-on-Tees | |
| 197 km or 123 mi | Middlesbrough | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Morecambe | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Bangor | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Lancaster | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Douglas | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Newtownabbey |