Baku vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$320
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
48
74
😀 Quality of life
59
80
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.87M

The cost of living in Baku is 8% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6540th and 6292nd ($776 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 Tainan. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5306th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719