Baku vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$307
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
48
40
😀 Quality of life
59
51
🏙️ Population
2.3M
5.94M

The cost of living in Baku is 7% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6560th and 6358th ($753 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and India, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 5476th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$1785

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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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361