Baku vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$378
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$4188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
99
😀 Quality of life
62
100
🏙️ Population
2.3M
5.45M

The cost of living in Baku is 70% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6524th and 370th ($856 vs $2844) 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 0.7 months in Baku compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5591st and 2nd 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
$8.84
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$25164

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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

Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863