Baku vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$307
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
48
93
😀 Quality of life
59
86
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.29M

The cost of living in Baku is 13% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6560th and 6163rd ($753 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 5476th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$13937

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716