Baku vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$378
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
50
93
😀 Quality of life
62
89
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.36M

The cost of living in Baku is 13% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6524th and 5651st ($856 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Azerbaijan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baku compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5591st and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Taoyuan

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Baku Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$19490

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$774
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$663
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$595
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$634
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$652
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$649
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$631
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$708
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$490
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$990
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$480
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$988
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$447
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$676
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$461
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$611
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$452
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$624
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$429
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$726
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$679
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$401
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$769
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1104
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1053
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1205
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$444
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$743
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$565
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1096
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$374
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$872
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$732
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$516
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$359
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1027
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$572

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473