Baku vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$998
🏠 One person rent
$378
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
50
5
😀 Quality of life
62
43
🏙️ Population
2.3M
115K

The cost of living in Baku is 108% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6524th and 8941st ($856 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Azerbaijan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baku compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5591st and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$774
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$663
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$595
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$634
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$652
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$649
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$631
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$708
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$490
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$990
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$480
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$988
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$447
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$676
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$461
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$611
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$452
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$624
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$429
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$726
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$679
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$401
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$769
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1104
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1053
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1205
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$444
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$743
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$565
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1096
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$374
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$872
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$732
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$516
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$359
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1027
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$572

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274