Baku vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$316
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$444
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
49
40
😀 Quality of life
60
48
🏙️ Population
2.3M
5.94M

The cost of living in Baku is 0.7% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6590th and 6559th ($766 vs $771) 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 0.6 months in Surat. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 5270th and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.9
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$936
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.1
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6252
$1261

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$298
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$339
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$340