Baku vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$378
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
50
27
😀 Quality of life
62
28
🏙️ Population
2.3M
42.7K

The cost of living in Baku is 58% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6524th and 8425th ($856 vs $543) 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 0.7 months in Baku compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 5591st and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Meru

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Baku Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$10408

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583