Baku vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$316
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
49
93
😀 Quality of life
60
83
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.33M

The cost of living in Baku is 13% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6590th and 6171st ($766 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5270th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.9
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$936
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6252
$18619

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$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443