Baku vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$320
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
48
97
😀 Quality of life
59
75
🏙️ Population
2.3M
18.7M

The cost of living in Baku is 2% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6540th and 6602nd ($776 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th 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 Guangzhou. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5306th and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$15919

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$720
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$639
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$686
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$618
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$632
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$587
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$609
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$837
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$1050
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$941
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$1051
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$559
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$498
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$578
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$585
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1610
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$582
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$907
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$791
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$681
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$474
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$845
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1190
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1046
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1298
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$844
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$807
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$627
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1173
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1160
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$425
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$916
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$584
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$550
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$468
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1052
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$659

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671