Baku vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baku	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$796	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1977	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$340	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.7	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$509	$832
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	8
😀 Quality of life	64	63
🏙️ Population	2.3M	24.7K

The cost of living in Baku is 50% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6681st and 3601st ($796 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 5390th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Victoria

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	Baku	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.88	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.1	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.59	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$777	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.32%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1173	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.42	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.56	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.74	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.58	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6646	$8213

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Cities near Baku

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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420