Baku vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$358
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$555
$780
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
93
😀 Quality of life
64
72
🏙️ Population
2.3M
9.5M

The cost of living in Baku is 34% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 6681st and 7844th ($820 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 14th in China, while ranked 5397th and 3253rd 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
$8.8
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.69
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.3
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.8
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.89
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6639
$22493

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$742
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$643
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$590
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$613
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$634
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$631
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$615
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$813
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$488
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$959
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$550
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$953
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$461
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$662
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$494
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$598
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$508
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$613
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$489
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$698
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$655
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$425
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$740
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1057
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1028
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1148
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$506
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$728
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$586
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1046
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1033
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$404
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$853
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$667
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$531
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$981
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$595

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664