Baku vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$2512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$6867
🏠 One person rent
$320
$1268
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$2589
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$860
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$6657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
48
80
😀 Quality of life
59
95
🏙️ Population
2.3M
135K

The cost of living in Baku is 69% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 6540th and 743rd ($776 vs $2512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th in Azerbaijan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 2.6 months in Bern. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Bern ranked 6th in Switzerland, while ranked 5306th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Bern

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Baku Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$88.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$17.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$7.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$4.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$956
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$2140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
2.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$14168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$12333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$93.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$42.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$7.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$25.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$29.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$45.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$4.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$22.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$165
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$2516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$22088

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Cities near Baku

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

Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011