Baku vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$1307
🏠 One person rent
$320
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
60
😀 Quality of life
59
56
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.42M

The cost of living in Baku is 54% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 6540th and 8657th ($776 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 5306th and 5755th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$5.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$52.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$4.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$7.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$4.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$9.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$3.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$2513

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$720
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$639
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$686
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$618
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$632
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$587
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$609
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$837
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$1050
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$941
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$1051
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$559
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$498
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$578
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$585
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1610
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$582
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$907
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$791
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$681
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$474
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$845
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1190
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1046
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1298
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$844
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$807
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$627
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1173
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1160
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$425
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$916
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$584
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$550
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$468
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1052
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$659

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$451
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$473
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$449
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$533
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$415
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$447
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$457
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$679
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$506
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$576
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$421
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$546
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$456
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$469
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$405
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$508
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$419
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$432
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$471
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$491
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$513
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$465
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$450
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$422
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$534
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$627
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$572
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$795
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$469
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$375
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$416
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$508
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$507
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$537
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$529