Baku vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$320
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
59
79
🏙️ Population
2.3M
24.9M

The cost of living in Baku is 32% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6540th and 4780th ($776 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5306th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Shanghai

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Baku Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774