Baku vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$358
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$555
$1241
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
64
82
🏙️ Population
2.3M
7.41M

The cost of living in Baku is 69% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6681st and 621st ($820 vs $2674) 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 0.7 months in Baku compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5397th and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Hong Kong

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Baku Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.8
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.69
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$6.97
 Cappuccino
$3.52
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.3
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.8
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.89
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6639
$22890

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$742
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$643
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$590
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$613
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$634
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$631
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$615
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$813
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$488
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$959
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$550
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$953
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$461
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$662
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$494
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$598
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$508
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$613
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$489
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$698
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$655
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$425
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$740
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1057
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1028
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1148
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$506
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$728
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$586
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1046
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1033
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$404
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$853
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$667
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$531
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$981
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$595

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608