Baku vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baku	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$856	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2114	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$378	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$649	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.8	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$567	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	50	99
😀 Quality of life	62	93
🏙️ Population	2.3M	3.9M

The cost of living in Baku is 75% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6524th and 62nd ($856 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th in Azerbaijan and the United States, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baku compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5591st and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Los Angeles

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	Baku	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.84	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.5	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.32	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$480	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$502	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.8%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2243	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1286	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.4	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.59	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.37	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.8	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$318	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6803	$23685

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Cities near Baku

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Sumqayit	$774
92 km or 57 mi	Sirvan	$663
150 km or 93 mi	Khachmaz	$595
198 km or 123 mi	Lankaran	$634
215 km or 133 mi	Oguz	$652
229 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$648
230 km or 143 mi	Barda	$649
242 km or 151 mi	Shaki	$631
270 km or 168 mi	Ardabil	$708
296 km or 184 mi	Ganja	$490
313 km or 195 mi	Goris	$990
318 km or 198 mi	Ahar	$480
320 km or 199 mi	Kapan	$988
343 km or 213 mi	Rasht	$447
350 km or 218 mi	Makhachkala	$676
352 km or 218 mi	Lahijan	$461
381 km or 237 mi	Aktau	$611
398 km or 247 mi	Tabriz	$452
408 km or 254 mi	Zhanaozen	$624
411 km or 256 mi	Marand	$429
416 km or 258 mi	Gardabani	$726
426 km or 265 mi	Rustavi	$679
428 km or 266 mi	Zanjan	$401
440 km or 274 mi	Marneuli	$769
442 km or 274 mi	Abovyan	$1104
445 km or 276 mi	Tbilisi	$1053
452 km or 281 mi	Yerevan	$1205
453 km or 282 mi	Maragheh	$444
454 km or 282 mi	Vanadzor	$743
456 km or 283 mi	Qazvin	$565
456 km or 284 mi	Masis	$1096
461 km or 286 mi	Ashtarak	$1084
465 km or 289 mi	Khoy	$374
472 km or 293 mi	Khak-e Ali	$533
473 km or 294 mi	Spitak	$872
474 km or 294 mi	Grozny	$732
486 km or 302 mi	Amol	$516
491 km or 305 mi	Babol	$359
492 km or 306 mi	Armavir	$1027
495 km or 308 mi	Nazarabad	$572

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000