Baku vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$796
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$340
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
85
😀 Quality of life
64
83
🏙️ Population
2.3M
3.03M

The cost of living in Baku is 21% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6681st and 5518th ($796 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5390th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.88
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6646
$19915

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650