Baku vs Kazan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Kazan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$1795
🏠 One person rent
$316
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
49
54
😀 Quality of life
60
60
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.26M

The cost of living in Baku is 4% more expensive than in Kazan. Cities ranked 6590th and 6742nd ($766 vs $734) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st in Azerbaijan and Russia, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.9 months in Kazan. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Kazan ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 5270th and 5162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Kazan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.9
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$3.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$936
$861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$89.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.1
$5.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
15.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$2754
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$1894
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$8.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$8.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6252
$4497

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 75 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$537
122 km or 76 mi Cheboksary
$592
170 km or 106 mi Nizhnekamsk
$580
171 km or 106 mi Ulyanovsk
$559
202 km or 125 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
224 km or 139 mi Almetyevsk
$593
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$612
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$637
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$590
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$656
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$438
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$508
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$524
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$605
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$672
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$595
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$454
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$538
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$555
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$554
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$557
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$549
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$681
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$540
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$534
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$523
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$561
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$564
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$569
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$719
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$600
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$528
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$675
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$506
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$676
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$596
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$592
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$867