Baku vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$316
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$754
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
49
95
😀 Quality of life
60
70
🏙️ Population
2.3M
9.5M

The cost of living in Baku is 25% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 6590th and 7543rd ($766 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 199th 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 1.2 months in Foshan. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Foshan ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5270th and 2601st among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.9
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$936
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.1
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$1806
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6252
$18096

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$707
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$634
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$676
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$608
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$627
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$618
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$618
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$607
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$827
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$967
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$622
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$961
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$534
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$535
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$552
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$573
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$658
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$576
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$553
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$767
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$660
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$466
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$813
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1094
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1016
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1199
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$573
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$697
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$618
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1081
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1071
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$419
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$833
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$608
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$557
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$458
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$990
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$645

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$774
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$804
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$461
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$656
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$793
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$794
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$812
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$653
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1588
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$823
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$916
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$601
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2432
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2737
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$877
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$764
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$803
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$755
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$758
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$936
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$761
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$756
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$771
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$724
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$569
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$655
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$443
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$764
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$702
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$761
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$451
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$581
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$522
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$579
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$609
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$590
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$650
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$642