Baku vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$320
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
48
93
😀 Quality of life
59
83
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.33M

The cost of living in Baku is 11% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6540th and 6227th ($776 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5306th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691