Baku vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$796
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$340
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$445
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
72
😀 Quality of life
64
68
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.95M

The cost of living in Baku is 9% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6681st and 6330th ($796 vs $879) 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 0.5 months in Kyiv. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 5390th and 4632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.88
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$3.59
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$5.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6646
$7835

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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

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561