Baku vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$307
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
48
30
😀 Quality of life
59
29
🏙️ Population
2.3M
42.7K

The cost of living in Baku is 55% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6560th and 8601st ($753 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Azerbaijan and Kenya, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5476th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$6789

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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
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539