Baku vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$2331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$5693
🏠 One person rent
$358
$1375
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$2392
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$555
$3706
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
88
😀 Quality of life
64
93
🏙️ Population
2.3M
488K

The cost of living in Baku is 65% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 6681st and 1221st ($820 vs $2331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Edinburgh ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5397th and 77th 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
$8.8
$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.69
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$8.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$1087
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$2613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$1964
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.3
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$6800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$4921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.8
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$3.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.89
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$1708
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6639
$26404

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$742
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$643
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$590
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$613
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$634
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$631
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$615
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$813
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$488
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$959
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$550
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$953
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$461
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$662
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$494
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$598
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$508
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$613
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$489
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$698
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$655
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$425
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$740
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1057
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1028
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1148
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$506
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$728
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$586
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1046
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1033
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$404
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$853
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$667
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$531
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$981
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$595

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892