Baku vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$320
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
48
96
😀 Quality of life
59
79
🏙️ Population
2.3M
17.7M

The cost of living in Baku is 19% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6540th and 5948th ($776 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5306th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Shenzhen

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Baku Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$24117

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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

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618