Baku vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$796
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2091
🏠 One person rent
$340
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
43
😀 Quality of life
64
61
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.4M

The cost of living in Baku is 8% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6681st and 6373rd ($796 vs $870) 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 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5390th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.88
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6646
$6621

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$838
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$676
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$735
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$725
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$912
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$631
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$986
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$659
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$541
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$629
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1365
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$655
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$638
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$642
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$518
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$785
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$748
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$614
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$654
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$580
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$548
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$564
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$589
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$480
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$546
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$484
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$615
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$470
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$553
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$411
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$694
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$597
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1029
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$439
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$600