Baku vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$378
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
50
96
😀 Quality of life
62
72
🏙️ Population
2.3M
13.3M

The cost of living in Baku is 49% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6524th and 3277th ($856 vs $1678) 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 0.7 months in Moscow. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5591st and 2774th 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
$8.84
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$20160

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$774
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$663
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$595
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$634
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$652
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$649
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$631
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$708
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$490
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$990
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$480
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$988
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$447
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$676
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$461
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$611
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$452
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$624
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$429
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$726
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$679
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$401
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$769
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1104
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1053
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1205
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$444
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$743
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$565
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1096
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$374
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$872
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$732
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$516
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$359
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1027
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$572

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749