Baku vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$307
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$465
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
60
😀 Quality of life
59
57
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.43M

The cost of living in Baku is 41% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 6560th and 8242nd ($753 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Azerbaijan and Ukraine, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.7 months in Kharkiv. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 5476th and 5715th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$4.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$1351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$4.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$5.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$3.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$9.03
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$2.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$1310

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$685
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$553
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$612
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$471
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$561
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$419
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$546
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$823
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$475
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$884
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$772
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$878
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$530
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$497
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$547
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$627
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1148
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$622
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$719
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$734
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$645
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$451
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$833
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$968
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1085
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1187
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$692
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$690
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$595
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$990
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$691
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$386
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$778
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$497
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$519
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$434
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$861
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$439
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$504
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$425
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$525
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$419
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$446
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$462
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$637
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$509
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$560
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$433
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$543
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$498
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$498
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$476
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$511
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$420
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$457
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$466
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$498
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$493
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$451
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$423
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$443
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$559
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$601
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$576
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$760
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$406
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$369
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$401
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$501
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$526
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$531
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$495