Baku vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$316	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	54
😀 Quality of life	60	66
🏙️ Population	2.3M	8.78M

The cost of living in Baku is 19% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6590th and 7256th ($766 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 118th in Azerbaijan and China, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 5270th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Quanzhou

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	Baku	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936