Baku vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$320
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
84
😀 Quality of life
59
80
🏙️ Population
2.3M
3.03M

The cost of living in Baku is 17% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6540th and 6052nd ($776 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Azerbaijan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5306th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716