Baku vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$796
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$340
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
50
96
😀 Quality of life
64
73
🏙️ Population
2.3M
13.3M

The cost of living in Baku is 45% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6681st and 4141st ($796 vs $1438) 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 0.6 months in Moscow. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5390th and 2664th 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
$8.88
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6646
$15272

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$725
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$632
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$604
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$605
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$630
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$627
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$629
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$613
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$809
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$484
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$968
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$547
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$968
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$472
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$633
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$497
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$552
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$511
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$564
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$488
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$691
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$643
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$426
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$736
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1081
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1035
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1181
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$502
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$719
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$582
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1068
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1059
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$402
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$852
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$633
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$530
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1001
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$598

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772