Baku vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$307
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
48
96
😀 Quality of life
59
80
🏙️ Population
2.3M
17.5M

The cost of living in Baku is 20% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6560th and 5744th ($753 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5476th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$24305

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584