Baku vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$316
$730
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$1434
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
49
96
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
2.3M
13.1M

The cost of living in Baku is 38% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6590th and 4359th ($766 vs $1244) 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 5270th and 1187th 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
$8.9
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$936
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.1
$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6252
$12252

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592