Baku vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$796
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$340
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
96
😀 Quality of life
64
78
🏙️ Population
2.3M
17.5M

The cost of living in Baku is 9% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6681st and 6334th ($796 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5390th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Shenzhen

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Baku Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.88
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6646
$22402

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634