Baku vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baku	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$776	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1963	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$320	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$582	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.5	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$484	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	48	99
😀 Quality of life	59	99
🏙️ Population	2.3M	4.84M

The cost of living in Baku is 72% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6540th and 312th ($776 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Australia, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5306th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Sydney

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	Baku	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.36	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$927	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.6	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.39%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1887	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.8	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.14	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.26	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.1	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.92	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.3	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6255	$18951

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Cities near Baku

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Sumqayit	$720
92 km or 57 mi	Sirvan	$639
150 km or 93 mi	Khachmaz	$686
198 km or 123 mi	Lankaran	$618
215 km or 133 mi	Oguz	$632
229 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$621
230 km or 143 mi	Barda	$587
242 km or 151 mi	Shaki	$609
270 km or 168 mi	Ardabil	$837
296 km or 184 mi	Ganja	$481
313 km or 195 mi	Goris	$1050
318 km or 198 mi	Ahar	$941
320 km or 199 mi	Kapan	$1051
343 km or 213 mi	Rasht	$559
350 km or 218 mi	Makhachkala	$498
352 km or 218 mi	Lahijan	$578
381 km or 237 mi	Aktau	$585
398 km or 247 mi	Tabriz	$1610
408 km or 254 mi	Zhanaozen	$582
411 km or 256 mi	Marand	$907
416 km or 258 mi	Gardabani	$791
426 km or 265 mi	Rustavi	$681
428 km or 266 mi	Zanjan	$474
440 km or 274 mi	Marneuli	$845
442 km or 274 mi	Abovyan	$1190
445 km or 276 mi	Tbilisi	$1046
452 km or 281 mi	Yerevan	$1298
453 km or 282 mi	Maragheh	$844
454 km or 282 mi	Vanadzor	$807
456 km or 283 mi	Qazvin	$627
456 km or 284 mi	Masis	$1173
461 km or 286 mi	Ashtarak	$1160
465 km or 289 mi	Khoy	$425
472 km or 293 mi	Khak-e Ali	$615
473 km or 294 mi	Spitak	$916
474 km or 294 mi	Grozny	$584
486 km or 302 mi	Amol	$550
491 km or 305 mi	Babol	$468
492 km or 306 mi	Armavir	$1052
495 km or 308 mi	Nazarabad	$659

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754