Baku vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$307
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
48
96
😀 Quality of life
59
73
🏙️ Population
2.3M
12.5M

The cost of living in Baku is 26% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6560th and 5167th ($753 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Russia, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5476th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Moscow

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Baku Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$10868

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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

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517