Baku vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$316	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	30
😀 Quality of life	60	43
🏙️ Population	2.3M	6.87M

The cost of living in Baku is 9% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6590th and 6863rd ($766 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Azerbaijan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 5270th and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Yangon

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	Baku	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$15505

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625