Baku vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$320
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
48
90
😀 Quality of life
59
71
🏙️ Population
2.3M
13.9M

The cost of living in Baku is 9% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6540th and 6862nd ($776 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5306th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$16590

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618