Baku vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$320
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
48
95
😀 Quality of life
59
86
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.6M

The cost of living in Baku is 33% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6540th and 4715th ($776 vs $1158) 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5306th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605