Baku vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$2398
🏠 One person rent
$316
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
49
91
😀 Quality of life
60
72
🏙️ Population
2.3M
11.9M

The cost of living in Baku is 5% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6590th and 6419th ($766 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 Hangzhou. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5270th and 1916th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.9
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$936
$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.1
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$4179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$5.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6252
$31296

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$716
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$573
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$650
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$677
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$642
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$868
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$695
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$587
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$708
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$654
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$670
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$700
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$672
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1097
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$665
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$645
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$984
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$702
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$657
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$590
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$642
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$616
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$643
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$682
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$607
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$602
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$631
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$691
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$621
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$603
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$522
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$666
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$671
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$644
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$746