Baku vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$378
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
50
96
😀 Quality of life
62
77
🏙️ Population
2.3M
18.7M

The cost of living in Baku is 9% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6524th and 6854th ($856 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5591st and 1149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Guangzhou

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Baku Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$19408

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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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711