Baku vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$796
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$340
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
89
😀 Quality of life
64
74
🏙️ Population
2.3M
13.9M

The cost of living in Baku is 23% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6681st and 7452nd ($796 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th in Azerbaijan and China, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5390th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.88
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6646
$18657

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$725
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$632
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$604
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$605
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$630
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$627
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$629
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$613
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$809
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$484
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$968
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$547
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$968
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$472
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$633
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$497
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$552
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$511
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$564
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$488
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$691
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$643
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$426
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$736
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1081
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1035
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1181
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$502
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$719
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$582
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1068
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1059
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$402
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$852
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$633
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$530
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1001
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$598

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573