Baku vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baku	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$776	$2345
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1963	$5568
🏠 One person rent	$320	$1324
🏘️ Family rent	$582	$2222
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.5	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$484	$4072
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	48	93
😀 Quality of life	59	98
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.14M

The cost of living in Baku is 67% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6540th and 1024th ($776 vs $2345) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Azerbaijan and Australia, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 5306th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Perth

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	Baku	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.36	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$1449
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$927	$2593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$1817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.6	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.39%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1887	$5420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$3698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.8	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.14	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$9.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.26	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.1	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.92	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$1940
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6255	$14689

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Cities near Baku

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Sumqayit	$720
92 km or 57 mi	Sirvan	$639
150 km or 93 mi	Khachmaz	$686
198 km or 123 mi	Lankaran	$618
215 km or 133 mi	Oguz	$632
229 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$621
230 km or 143 mi	Barda	$587
242 km or 151 mi	Shaki	$609
270 km or 168 mi	Ardabil	$837
296 km or 184 mi	Ganja	$481
313 km or 195 mi	Goris	$1050
318 km or 198 mi	Ahar	$941
320 km or 199 mi	Kapan	$1051
343 km or 213 mi	Rasht	$559
350 km or 218 mi	Makhachkala	$498
352 km or 218 mi	Lahijan	$578
381 km or 237 mi	Aktau	$585
398 km or 247 mi	Tabriz	$1610
408 km or 254 mi	Zhanaozen	$582
411 km or 256 mi	Marand	$907
416 km or 258 mi	Gardabani	$791
426 km or 265 mi	Rustavi	$681
428 km or 266 mi	Zanjan	$474
440 km or 274 mi	Marneuli	$845
442 km or 274 mi	Abovyan	$1190
445 km or 276 mi	Tbilisi	$1046
452 km or 281 mi	Yerevan	$1298
453 km or 282 mi	Maragheh	$844
454 km or 282 mi	Vanadzor	$807
456 km or 283 mi	Qazvin	$627
456 km or 284 mi	Masis	$1173
461 km or 286 mi	Ashtarak	$1160
465 km or 289 mi	Khoy	$425
472 km or 293 mi	Khak-e Ali	$615
473 km or 294 mi	Spitak	$916
474 km or 294 mi	Grozny	$584
486 km or 302 mi	Amol	$550
491 km or 305 mi	Babol	$468
492 km or 306 mi	Armavir	$1052
495 km or 308 mi	Nazarabad	$659

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876