Baku vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$307
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$967
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
48
95
😀 Quality of life
59
73
🏙️ Population
2.3M
9.5M

The cost of living in Baku is 31% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 6560th and 7900th ($753 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 401st 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 1.7 months in Foshan. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5476th and 1721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$23979

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$685
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$553
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$612
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$471
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$561
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$419
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$546
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$823
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$475
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$884
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$772
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$878
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$530
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$497
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$547
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$627
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1148
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$622
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$719
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$734
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$645
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$451
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$833
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$968
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1085
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1187
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$692
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$690
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$595
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$990
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$691
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$386
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$778
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$497
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$519
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$434
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$861
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638