Baku vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$796
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$1309
🏠 One person rent
$340
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$434
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
61
😀 Quality of life
64
63
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.42M

The cost of living in Baku is 56% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 6681st and 8604th ($796 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 5390th and 5547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.88
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$1.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$5.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
18.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$3.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$3.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6646
$3156

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$725
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$632
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$604
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$605
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$630
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$627
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$629
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$613
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$809
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$484
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$968
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$547
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$968
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$472
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$633
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$497
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$552
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$511
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$564
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$488
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$691
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$643
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$426
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$736
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1081
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1035
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1181
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$502
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$719
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$582
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1068
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1059
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$402
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$852
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$633
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$530
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1001
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$718
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$479
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$496
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$639
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$485
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$537
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$649
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$790
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$633
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$656
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$440
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$650
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$516
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$501
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$732
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$707
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$498
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$660
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$539
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$545
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$665
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$570
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$629
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$516
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$652
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$851
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$718
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$879
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$475
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$516
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$420
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$672
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$837
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$582
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$709
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$586