Baku vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$796
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$340
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$1245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
64
83
🏙️ Population
2.3M
7.41M

The cost of living in Baku is 71% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6681st and 532nd ($796 vs $2718) 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5390th and 548th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.88
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6646
$22102

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$725
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$632
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$604
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$605
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$630
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$627
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$629
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$613
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$809
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$484
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$968
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$547
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$968
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$472
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$633
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$497
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$552
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$511
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$564
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$488
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$691
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$643
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$426
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$736
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1081
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1035
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1181
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$502
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$719
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$582
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1068
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1059
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$402
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$852
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$633
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$530
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1001
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$598

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598