Baku vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$307
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$1117
😷 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 1% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6560th and 6607th ($753 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5476th and 955th 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
$8.6
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$685
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$553
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$612
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$471
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$561
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$419
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$546
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$823
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$475
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$884
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$772
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$878
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$530
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$497
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$547
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$627
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1148
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$622
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$719
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$734
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$645
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$451
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$833
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$968
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1085
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1187
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$692
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$690
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$595
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$990
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$691
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$386
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$778
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$497
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$519
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$434
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$861
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$616

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620