Baku vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$2919
🏠 One person rent
$307
$835
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$1638
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
48
7
😀 Quality of life
59
63
🏙️ Population
2.3M
133K

The cost of living in Baku is 41% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6560th and 4218th ($753 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 5476th and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$3.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$3438

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1207
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$295
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$255
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$284
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$348
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$391
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$358
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$304
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$507
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$582
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$302
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$345
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$406
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$465
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$469
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$325
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$309
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$391
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$341
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$358
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$409
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$337
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$533
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$357
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$321
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$328
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$424
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$523
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$379
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$399
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$417
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$339