Baku vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$358
$454
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$555
$440
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
73
😀 Quality of life
64
63
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.95M

The cost of living in Baku is 7% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6681st and 6441st ($820 vs $882) 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 0.7 months in Baku compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 5397th and 5524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Kyiv

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Baku Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.8
$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.69
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.62
 Cappuccino
$3.52
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$65.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.3
$6.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
18.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.8
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.89
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6639
$9101

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$742
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$643
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$590
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$613
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$634
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$631
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$615
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$813
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$488
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$959
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$550
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$953
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$461
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$662
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$494
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$598
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$508
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$613
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$489
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$698
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$655
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$425
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$740
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1057
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1028
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1148
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$506
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$728
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$586
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1046
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1033
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$404
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$853
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$667
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$531
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$981
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$595

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628