Baku vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$316
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
49
95
😀 Quality of life
60
86
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.6M

The cost of living in Baku is 35% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6590th and 4534th ($766 vs $1181) 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 5270th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.9
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$936
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.1
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6252
$19749

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581