Baku vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$2034
🏠 One person rent
$320
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$501
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
48
45
😀 Quality of life
59
54
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.96M

The cost of living in Baku is 5% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6540th and 6377th ($776 vs $816) 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 0.6 months in Tashkent. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 5306th and 5908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$5.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
22.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$9093

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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 Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$429
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$660
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$596
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$658
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$671
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$666
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$663
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$667
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$468
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$527
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$473
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$469
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$532
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$664
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$461
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$519
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$419
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$530
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$653
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$672
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$567
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$645
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$655
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$435
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$452
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$710
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$681
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$533
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$467
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$673
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$661
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$457
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$450
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$654
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$639
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$838