Baku vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$358
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$555
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
50
96
😀 Quality of life
64
72
🏙️ Population
2.3M
13.3M

The cost of living in Baku is 48% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6681st and 3728th ($820 vs $1585) 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 0.7 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 5397th and 3206th 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
$8.8
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.69
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.3
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.8
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.89
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6639
$17546

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$742
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$643
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$590
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$613
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$634
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$631
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$615
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$813
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$488
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$959
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$550
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$953
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$461
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$662
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$494
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$598
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$508
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$613
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$489
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$698
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$655
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$425
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$740
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1057
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1028
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1148
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$506
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$728
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$586
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1046
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1033
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$404
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$853
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$667
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$531
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$981
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$595

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791