Baku vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$307
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$1671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
48
92
😀 Quality of life
59
85
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.36M

The cost of living in Baku is 51% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6560th and 3308th ($753 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 5476th and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$11372

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$685
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$553
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$612
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$471
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$561
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$419
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$546
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$823
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$475
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$884
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$772
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$878
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$530
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$497
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$547
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$627
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1148
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$622
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$719
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$734
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$645
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$451
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$833
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$968
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1085
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1187
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$692
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$690
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$595
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$990
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$691
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$386
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$778
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$497
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$519
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$434
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$861
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$616

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002