Baku vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$316
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
49
78
😀 Quality of life
60
66
🏙️ Population
2.3M
12.6M

The cost of living in Baku is 49% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6590th and 8544th ($766 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 5270th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Zhengzhou

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Baku Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.9
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$936
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6252
$19343

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591