Baku vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$316	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$4153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	100
😀 Quality of life	60	99
🏙️ Population	2.3M	8.8M

The cost of living in Baku is 77% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6590th and 58th ($766 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.3 months in London. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5270th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs London

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	Baku	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$26090

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Cities near Baku

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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009