Baku vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$307
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
59
89
🏙️ Population
2.3M
7.41M

The cost of living in Baku is 71% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6560th and 503rd ($753 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5476th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$20363

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611