Baku vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$307
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
48
74
😀 Quality of life
59
82
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.87M

The cost of living in Baku is 18% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6560th and 5887th ($753 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 Tainan. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5476th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$685
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$553
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$612
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$471
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$561
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$419
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$546
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$823
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$475
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$884
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$772
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$878
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$530
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$497
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$547
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$627
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1148
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$622
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$719
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$734
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$645
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$451
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$833
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$968
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1085
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1187
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$692
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$690
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$595
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$990
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$691
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$386
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$778
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$497
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$519
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$434
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$861
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741