Baku vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$316	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$245
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	76
😀 Quality of life	60	55
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.59M

The cost of living in Baku is 4% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6590th and 6734th ($766 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Azerbaijan and Iran, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 5270th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Karaj

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	Baku	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$823

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$686
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$688
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$684
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$698
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$693
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$698
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$645
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$675
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$788
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$714
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$710
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$681
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$680
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$665
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$651
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$618
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$574
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$488
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$557
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$458
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$552
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$534
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$658
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$562
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$580
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$455
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$466
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$443
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$469
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$505
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$685
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$554