Baku vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$1937
🏠 One person rent
$307
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$418
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
48
45
😀 Quality of life
59
55
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.86M

The cost of living in Baku is 4% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6560th and 6424th ($753 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.5 months in Tashkent. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 5476th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Tashkent

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Baku Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.19
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$687
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
21.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$3.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$8199

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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
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$416
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$682
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$651
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$692
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$682
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$680
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$674
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$473
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$558
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$479
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$488
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$582
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$647
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$479
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$564
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$434
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$562
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$532
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$638
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$475
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$529
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$629
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$416
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$399
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$653
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$560
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$640
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$398
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$504
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$437
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$446
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$671
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$658
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$935