Baku vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$316	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	49	7
😀 Quality of life	60	53
🏙️ Population	2.3M	77.6K

The cost of living in Baku is 19% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6590th and 5827th ($766 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Azerbaijan and Thailand, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 5270th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Phuket

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	Baku	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$13013

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810