Baku vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$2226
🏠 One person rent
$316
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$830
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
49
97
😀 Quality of life
60
75
🏙️ Population
2.3M
18.7M

The cost of living in Baku is 1% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6590th and 6548th ($766 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 5270th and 1055th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.9
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.95
 Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$936
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.1
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$4.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6252
$14511

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$707
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$634
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$676
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$608
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$627
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$618
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$618
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$607
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$827
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$967
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$622
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$961
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$534
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$535
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$552
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$573
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$658
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$576
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$553
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$767
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$660
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$466
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$813
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1094
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1016
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1199
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$573
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$697
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$618
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1081
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1071
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$419
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$833
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$608
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$557
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$458
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$990
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$645

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650