Baku vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$850
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$316
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$817
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
49
71
😀 Quality of life
60
64
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.95M

The cost of living in Baku is 10% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6590th and 6262nd ($766 vs $850) 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 5270th and 4484th 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
$8.9
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$3.6
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$936
$1066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$617
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$67.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.1
$6.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
18.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$2228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$5.23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$5.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$4.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$73.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6252
$7184

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$707
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$634
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$676
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$608
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$627
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$618
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$618
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$607
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$827
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$967
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$622
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$961
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$534
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$535
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$552
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$573
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$658
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$576
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$553
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$767
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$660
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$466
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$813
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1094
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1016
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1199
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$573
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$697
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$618
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1081
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1071
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$419
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$833
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$608
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$557
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$458
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$990
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$645

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$433
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$549
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$455
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$562
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$440
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$444
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$863
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$394
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$486
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$438
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$876
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$435
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$829
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$462
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$605
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$780
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$510
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$474
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$718
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$892
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$400
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$517
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$506
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$502
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$533
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$727
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1062
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$490
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$840
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$552
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$727
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$709
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$570