Baku vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$378
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$798
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
93
😀 Quality of life
62
72
🏙️ Population
2.3M
9.5M

The cost of living in Baku is 36% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 6524th and 7755th ($856 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 181st in Azerbaijan and China, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baku compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Foshan ranked 19th in China, while ranked 5591st and 2991st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Foshan

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Baku Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$22953

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679