Baku vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$307
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$520
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
48
70
😀 Quality of life
59
65
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.95M

The cost of living in Baku is 1% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6560th and 6536th ($753 vs $760) 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 5476th and 4566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$7179

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$685
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$553
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$612
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$471
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$561
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$419
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$546
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$823
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$475
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$884
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$772
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$878
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$530
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$497
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$547
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$627
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1148
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$622
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$719
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$734
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$645
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$451
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$833
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$968
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1085
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1187
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$692
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$690
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$595
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$990
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$691
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$386
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$778
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$497
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$519
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$434
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$861
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$616

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528