Baku vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$796
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$340
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
64
77
🏙️ Population
2.3M
24.9M

The cost of living in Baku is 29% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6681st and 4879th ($796 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5390th and 1383rd 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
$8.88
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6646
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$725
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$632
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$604
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$605
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$630
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$627
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$629
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$613
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$809
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$484
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$968
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$547
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$968
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$472
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$633
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$497
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$552
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$511
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$564
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$488
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$691
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$643
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$426
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$736
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1081
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1035
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1181
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$502
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$719
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$582
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1068
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1059
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$402
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$852
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$633
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$530
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1001
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$598

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753