Baku vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$320
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
48
95
😀 Quality of life
59
70
🏙️ Population
2.3M
9.5M

The cost of living in Baku is 29% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 6540th and 7753rd ($776 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 301st in Azerbaijan and China, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.4 months in Foshan. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5306th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$24357

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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 Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660