Baku vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$320
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$1018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
48
7
😀 Quality of life
59
61
🏙️ Population
2.3M
133K

The cost of living in Baku is 40% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6540th and 4342nd ($776 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Azerbaijan and Maldives, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.8 months in Male. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5306th and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$3.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$3225

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$720
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$639
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$686
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$618
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$632
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$587
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$609
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$837
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$1050
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$941
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$1051
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$559
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$498
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$578
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$585
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1610
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$582
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$907
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$791
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$681
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$474
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$845
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1190
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1046
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1298
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$844
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$807
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$627
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1173
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1160
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$425
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$916
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$584
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$550
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$468
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1052
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$659

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1515
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$331
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$289
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$250
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$280
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$394
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$368
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$549
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$437
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$340
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352