Baku vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$307
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
48
95
😀 Quality of life
59
87
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.6M

The cost of living in Baku is 36% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6560th and 4516th ($753 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5476th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$19102

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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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589