Baku vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$320
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$529
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
48
70
😀 Quality of life
59
64
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.95M

The cost of living in Baku is 2% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6540th and 6450th ($776 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Kyiv. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 5306th and 4556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$1.38
🥤 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
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$7166

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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

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563