Baku vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$378
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$3165
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
50
96
😀 Quality of life
62
95
🏙️ Population
2.3M
587K

The cost of living in Baku is 44% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 6524th and 3925th ($856 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 521st in Azerbaijan and Germany, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baku compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Essen ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 5591st and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Essen

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Baku Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$9789

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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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538