Baku vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$316	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	92
😀 Quality of life	60	67
🏙️ Population	2.3M	9.21M

The cost of living in Baku is 34% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6590th and 4604th ($766 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Azerbaijan and Mexico, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5270th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Mexico City

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	Baku	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$9034

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Cities near Baku

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Sumqayit	$707
92 km or 57 mi	Sirvan	$634
150 km or 93 mi	Khachmaz	$676
198 km or 123 mi	Lankaran	$608
215 km or 133 mi	Oguz	$627
229 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$618
230 km or 143 mi	Barda	$618
242 km or 151 mi	Shaki	$607
270 km or 168 mi	Ardabil	$827
296 km or 184 mi	Ganja	$481
313 km or 195 mi	Goris	$967
318 km or 198 mi	Ahar	$622
320 km or 199 mi	Kapan	$961
343 km or 213 mi	Rasht	$534
350 km or 218 mi	Makhachkala	$535
352 km or 218 mi	Lahijan	$552
381 km or 237 mi	Aktau	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Tabriz	$658
408 km or 254 mi	Zhanaozen	$576
411 km or 256 mi	Marand	$553
416 km or 258 mi	Gardabani	$767
426 km or 265 mi	Rustavi	$660
428 km or 266 mi	Zanjan	$466
440 km or 274 mi	Marneuli	$813
442 km or 274 mi	Abovyan	$1094
445 km or 276 mi	Tbilisi	$1016
452 km or 281 mi	Yerevan	$1199
453 km or 282 mi	Maragheh	$573
454 km or 282 mi	Vanadzor	$697
456 km or 283 mi	Qazvin	$618
456 km or 284 mi	Masis	$1081
461 km or 286 mi	Ashtarak	$1071
465 km or 289 mi	Khoy	$419
472 km or 293 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
473 km or 294 mi	Spitak	$833
474 km or 294 mi	Grozny	$608
486 km or 302 mi	Amol	$557
491 km or 305 mi	Babol	$458
492 km or 306 mi	Armavir	$990
495 km or 308 mi	Nazarabad	$645

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804