Baku vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$824
🏠 One person rent	$316	$130
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$221
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$130
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	49	48
😀 Quality of life	60	40
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.97M

The cost of living in Baku is 121% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 6590th and 9093rd ($766 vs $346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Azerbaijan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Peshawar ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 5270th and 6958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Peshawar

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	Baku	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$47.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	21.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$148
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$7.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$1.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$13.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$39.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$30
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$518

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$379
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$366
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$303
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$382
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$442
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$366
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$386
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$474
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$354
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$458
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$273
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$373
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$389
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$389
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$292
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$306
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$308
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$281
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$342
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$321
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$287
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$305
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$411
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$394
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$300
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$383
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$361
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$392
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$355
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$356
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$358
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596