Baku vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$316	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	49	63
😀 Quality of life	60	38
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.27M

The cost of living in Baku is 17% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6590th and 5917th ($766 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Azerbaijan and South Africa, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 5270th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Soweto

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	Baku	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$3805

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003