Baku vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$358
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$555
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
68
😀 Quality of life
64
68
🏙️ Population
2.3M
12.6M

The cost of living in Baku is 60% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6681st and 8643rd ($820 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th in Azerbaijan and China, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baku compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 5397th and 4641st 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
$8.8
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.69
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.3
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.8
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.89
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6639
$21713

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$742
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$643
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$590
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$613
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$634
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$631
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$615
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$813
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$488
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$959
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$550
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$953
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$461
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$662
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$494
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$598
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$508
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$613
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$489
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$698
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$655
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$425
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$740
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1057
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1028
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1148
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$506
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$728
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$586
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1046
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1033
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$404
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$853
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$667
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$531
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$981
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$595

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556