Baku vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$320
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$1865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
48
92
😀 Quality of life
59
86
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.38M

The cost of living in Baku is 53% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6540th and 3084th ($776 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 5306th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.51
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$12545

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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 Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141