Baku vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$316
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
49
73
😀 Quality of life
60
81
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.87M

The cost of living in Baku is 6% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6590th and 6380th ($766 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5270th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Tainan

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Baku Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.9
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$936
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.1
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6252
$6108

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682