Baku vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$316	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	100
😀 Quality of life	60	100
🏙️ Population	2.3M	4.84M

The cost of living in Baku is 70% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6590th and 745th ($766 vs $2539) 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5270th 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	$8.9	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$17957

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Cities near Baku

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683