Baku vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$316	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$1383
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	72
😀 Quality of life	60	57
🏙️ Population	2.3M	4.43M

The cost of living in Baku is 23% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6590th and 5539th ($766 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Azerbaijan and South Africa, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 5270th and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Johannesburg

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	Baku	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$5271

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003