Baku vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$307
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
59
78
🏙️ Population
2.3M
24.9M

The cost of living in Baku is 37% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6560th and 4461st ($753 vs $1190) 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5476th and 558th 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
$8.6
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$28143

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740