Baku vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$796
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$340
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
77
😀 Quality of life
64
68
🏙️ Population
2.3M
12.6M

The cost of living in Baku is 58% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6681st and 8651st ($796 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st in Azerbaijan and China, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 5390th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.88
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6646
$19556

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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

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563