Baku vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$316	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	49	89
😀 Quality of life	60	97
🏙️ Population	2.3M	5.87M

The cost of living in Baku is 75% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6590th and 129th ($766 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Singapore, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5270th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Singapore City

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	Baku	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$27780

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Cities near Baku

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Sumqayit	$707
92 km or 57 mi	Sirvan	$634
150 km or 93 mi	Khachmaz	$676
198 km or 123 mi	Lankaran	$608
215 km or 133 mi	Oguz	$627
229 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$618
230 km or 143 mi	Barda	$618
242 km or 151 mi	Shaki	$607
270 km or 168 mi	Ardabil	$827
296 km or 184 mi	Ganja	$481
313 km or 195 mi	Goris	$967
318 km or 198 mi	Ahar	$622
320 km or 199 mi	Kapan	$961
343 km or 213 mi	Rasht	$534
350 km or 218 mi	Makhachkala	$535
352 km or 218 mi	Lahijan	$552
381 km or 237 mi	Aktau	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Tabriz	$658
408 km or 254 mi	Zhanaozen	$576
411 km or 256 mi	Marand	$553
416 km or 258 mi	Gardabani	$767
426 km or 265 mi	Rustavi	$660
428 km or 266 mi	Zanjan	$466
440 km or 274 mi	Marneuli	$813
442 km or 274 mi	Abovyan	$1094
445 km or 276 mi	Tbilisi	$1016
452 km or 281 mi	Yerevan	$1199
453 km or 282 mi	Maragheh	$573
454 km or 282 mi	Vanadzor	$697
456 km or 283 mi	Qazvin	$618
456 km or 284 mi	Masis	$1081
461 km or 286 mi	Ashtarak	$1071
465 km or 289 mi	Khoy	$419
472 km or 293 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
473 km or 294 mi	Spitak	$833
474 km or 294 mi	Grozny	$608
486 km or 302 mi	Amol	$557
491 km or 305 mi	Babol	$458
492 km or 306 mi	Armavir	$990
495 km or 308 mi	Nazarabad	$645

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605