Baku vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$320
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$3493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
48
64
😀 Quality of life
59
86
🏙️ Population
2.3M
3.33M

The cost of living in Baku is 66% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6540th and 1098th ($776 vs $2309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.5 months in Dubai. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5306th and 306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Dubai

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Baku Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$12.1
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$11.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$12682

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$720
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$639
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$686
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$618
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$632
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$587
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$609
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$837
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$1050
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$941
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$1051
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$559
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$498
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$578
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$585
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1610
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$582
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$907
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$791
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$681
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$474
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$845
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1190
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1046
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1298
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$844
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$807
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$627
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1173
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1160
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$425
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$916
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$584
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$550
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$468
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1052
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$659

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507