Baku vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$307
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
78
😀 Quality of life
59
67
🏙️ Population
2.3M
12.6M

The cost of living in Baku is 49% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6560th and 8471st ($753 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 5476th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$685
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$553
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$612
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$471
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$561
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$419
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$546
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$823
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$475
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$884
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$772
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$878
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$530
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$497
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$547
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$627
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1148
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$622
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$719
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$734
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$645
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$451
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$833
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$968
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1085
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1187
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$692
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$690
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$595
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$990
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$691
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$386
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$778
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$497
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$519
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$434
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$861
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617