Baku vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$316	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	8
😀 Quality of life	60	59
🏙️ Population	2.3M	24.7K

The cost of living in Baku is 49% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6590th and 3454th ($766 vs $1495) 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 0.6 months in Victoria. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 5270th and 5404th 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	$8.9	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$8298

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408