Baku vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$316	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	30
😀 Quality of life	60	14
🏙️ Population	2.3M	4.27M

The cost of living in Baku is 62% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6590th and 8769th ($766 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Azerbaijan and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5270th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Kabul

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	Baku	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$1356

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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 Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476