Baku vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baku	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$796	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1977	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$340	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.7	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$509	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	99
😀 Quality of life	64	100
🏙️ Population	2.3M	5.45M

The cost of living in Baku is 70% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6681st and 649th ($796 vs $2640) 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5390th and 3rd 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	$8.88	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.1	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.59	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$777	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.32%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1173	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.42	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.56	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.74	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.58	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6646	$19140

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Cities near Baku

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Sumqayit	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Sirvan	$632
150 km or 93 mi	Khachmaz	$604
198 km or 123 mi	Lankaran	$605
215 km or 133 mi	Oguz	$630
229 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$627
230 km or 143 mi	Barda	$629
242 km or 151 mi	Shaki	$613
270 km or 168 mi	Ardabil	$809
296 km or 184 mi	Ganja	$484
313 km or 195 mi	Goris	$968
318 km or 198 mi	Ahar	$547
320 km or 199 mi	Kapan	$968
343 km or 213 mi	Rasht	$472
350 km or 218 mi	Makhachkala	$633
352 km or 218 mi	Lahijan	$497
381 km or 237 mi	Aktau	$552
398 km or 247 mi	Tabriz	$511
408 km or 254 mi	Zhanaozen	$564
411 km or 256 mi	Marand	$488
416 km or 258 mi	Gardabani	$691
426 km or 265 mi	Rustavi	$643
428 km or 266 mi	Zanjan	$426
440 km or 274 mi	Marneuli	$736
442 km or 274 mi	Abovyan	$1081
445 km or 276 mi	Tbilisi	$1035
452 km or 281 mi	Yerevan	$1181
453 km or 282 mi	Maragheh	$502
454 km or 282 mi	Vanadzor	$719
456 km or 283 mi	Qazvin	$582
456 km or 284 mi	Masis	$1068
461 km or 286 mi	Ashtarak	$1059
465 km or 289 mi	Khoy	$402
472 km or 293 mi	Khak-e Ali	$561
473 km or 294 mi	Spitak	$852
474 km or 294 mi	Grozny	$633
486 km or 302 mi	Amol	$530
491 km or 305 mi	Babol	$372
492 km or 306 mi	Armavir	$1001
495 km or 308 mi	Nazarabad	$598

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710