Baku vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$933
🏠 One person rent
$378
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
40
😀 Quality of life
62
60
🏙️ Population
2.3M
5.94M

The cost of living in Baku is 29% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6524th and 7534th ($856 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Azerbaijan and India, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baku compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 5591st and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Surat

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Baku Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$877

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$774
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$663
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$595
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$634
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$652
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$649
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$631
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$708
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$490
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$990
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$480
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$988
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$447
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$676
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$461
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$611
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$452
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$624
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$429
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$726
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$679
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$401
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$769
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1104
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1053
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1205
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$444
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$743
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$565
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1096
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$374
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$872
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$732
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$516
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$359
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1027
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$572

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298