Baku vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$320
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$3234
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
48
95
😀 Quality of life
59
95
🏙️ Population
2.3M
585K

The cost of living in Baku is 49% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 6540th and 3595th ($776 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 371st in Azerbaijan and Germany, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 5306th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$39.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$9380

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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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431