Baku vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$378
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
81
😀 Quality of life
62
74
🏙️ Population
2.3M
13.9M

The cost of living in Baku is 25% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6524th and 7400th ($856 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd in Azerbaijan and China, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baku compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5591st and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Tianjin

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Baku Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.89
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$16559

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546