Baku vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$316	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$2561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	49	78
😀 Quality of life	60	85
🏙️ Population	2.3M	936K

The cost of living in Baku is 64% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 6590th and 1551st ($766 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Azerbaijan and Israel, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 5270th and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Jerusalem

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	Baku	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$17799

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Cities near Baku

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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511