Baku vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$307
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
20
😀 Quality of life
59
52
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.18M

The cost of living in Baku is 16% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6560th and 6017th ($753 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5476th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964