Baku vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$316	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$407
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	49	43
😀 Quality of life	60	56
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.4M

The cost of living in Baku is 16% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6590th and 6004th ($766 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5270th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Baku	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$6410

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Baku

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Sumqayit	$707
92 km or 57 mi	Sirvan	$634
150 km or 93 mi	Khachmaz	$676
198 km or 123 mi	Lankaran	$608
215 km or 133 mi	Oguz	$627
229 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$618
230 km or 143 mi	Barda	$618
242 km or 151 mi	Shaki	$607
270 km or 168 mi	Ardabil	$827
296 km or 184 mi	Ganja	$481
313 km or 195 mi	Goris	$967
318 km or 198 mi	Ahar	$622
320 km or 199 mi	Kapan	$961
343 km or 213 mi	Rasht	$534
350 km or 218 mi	Makhachkala	$535
352 km or 218 mi	Lahijan	$552
381 km or 237 mi	Aktau	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Tabriz	$658
408 km or 254 mi	Zhanaozen	$576
411 km or 256 mi	Marand	$553
416 km or 258 mi	Gardabani	$767
426 km or 265 mi	Rustavi	$660
428 km or 266 mi	Zanjan	$466
440 km or 274 mi	Marneuli	$813
442 km or 274 mi	Abovyan	$1094
445 km or 276 mi	Tbilisi	$1016
452 km or 281 mi	Yerevan	$1199
453 km or 282 mi	Maragheh	$573
454 km or 282 mi	Vanadzor	$697
456 km or 283 mi	Qazvin	$618
456 km or 284 mi	Masis	$1081
461 km or 286 mi	Ashtarak	$1071
465 km or 289 mi	Khoy	$419
472 km or 293 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
473 km or 294 mi	Spitak	$833
474 km or 294 mi	Grozny	$608
486 km or 302 mi	Amol	$557
491 km or 305 mi	Babol	$458
492 km or 306 mi	Armavir	$990
495 km or 308 mi	Nazarabad	$645

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$879
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$616
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$770
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$624
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$651
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$612
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$979
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$660
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$648
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$620
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1339
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$651
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$639
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$616
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$470
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$781
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$703
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$603
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$624
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$588
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$549
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$566
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$592
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$469
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$550
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$469
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$623
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$458
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$555
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$403
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$711
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$586
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1016
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$426
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$598