Cost of Living in Baku, 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 23, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 11 15 28 $820 $471 $720 $294 $58

Utilities 26 1 — $52 $60 $39 —

Internet & Mobile 6 8 $32 $28 $45 $26 $0

Groceries 16 18 19 20 1 $120 $255 $655 $285 $8

Transportation 3 21 22 $71 $48 $175 $21 $11

Dining Out 1 24 29 $385 $195 $366 $79 $35

Leisure Activities 4 13 25 23 $165 $56 $1,920 $41 $14

Health Insurance 9 $63 $52 $210 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 10 $8 $17 $33 — $1

Total $1,664 $1,174 $4,184 $785 $129

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 15 28 $294.12 $265 – $382 per month

Coworking Space 4 5 $129.41 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 11 $820.00 $650 – $980 per month

Coliving Space 31 $58.82 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 29 $3.18 per cup

Beer 17 $1.64 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 24 $8.82 per meal

Fast Food Combo 24 $5.85 per meal

Apples 20 $0.76 per kg

Bread 32 $0.47 per loaf

Milk 16 $1.44 per liter

Rice 18 $2.75 per kg

Chicken Fillets 19 $3.23 per kg

Beef 1 $11.57 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 1 $8.87 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 $38.45 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 1 $0.72 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 22 $2.06 per trip

Taxi per km 30 $0.47 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 14 $21.18 per month

Gasoline 2 $0.68 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) — per trip

Scooter Rental 12 $48.53 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $11.34 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 8 $14.71 per month

Gym Membership 25 $35.29 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 23 $10.58 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 3 6 $8.82 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 23 $5.29 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $60.23 per pair

Summer Dress 1 $54.21 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $121.45 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $8.80 per visit

Laundry 1 $7.06 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 27 $29.41 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 1 $5.22 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 23, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 1.7 AZN on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hanoi, Yerevan, Tbilisi, Bangkok

Livingcost.org Baku basket cross-check (Jun 2026 snapshot)Index
Azerbaijan Octane-95 ₼1.15/litreIndex
BakıKart metro ₼0.60; card ₼3; bus ₼0.50–1.30Official
Lotfi Zadeh hot desk ₼220/monthOfficial
Fabrika coworking from ₼140/monthOfficial
Bakcell GO prepaid 28-day bundles (country prep)Official
Azercell Premium+ prepaid plans (country prep)Official
Aztelekom GPON 100 Mbps ₼25/monthOfficial
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
MFA single-entry visa state fee USD 20Official
Airbnb Baku furnished 1BR monthly stays Nov 2026Listings
Bolt scooter ₼0.15/min + ₼0.50 unlockSecondary
QSI Baku tuition USD 25,300/year (grades 5+)Official
Baku Metro flat fare 0.60 AZN per trip (Oct 2025)Secondary
Mənzil.ai 1BR Baku median ₼500/mo (1,187 listings)Listings
Bravo Wolt Milla milk 3.2% 1L ₼2.45Listings
Bravo Wolt Efes 0.5L beer ₼2.79Listings
Bravo Wolt Sultan Basmati rice 2kg ₼9.35Listings
Bravo Wolt Mercan chicken fillet ₼5.49/kgListings
Bravo Wolt Golden apples ₼1.29/kgListings
Bolt/Yango sample fares ₼3 and ₼5.5 (Mar 2025 test)Secondary
Bolt minimum trip ₼3.50 (Aug 2025)Secondary
CinemaPlus Deniz Mall 2D tickets ₼9–12Listings
McDonald’s AZ medium MakMenyu ₼9.95Official
Banco.az gym survey — Golden Gym ₼60/month unlimitedSecondary
Azərişıq/Azərsu/Azəriqaz residential tariff calculatorOfficial
Private GP consultation ₼50 band (Baku clinics)Secondary
bina.az 1BR Baku rent listings ₼400–700/mo bandListings
McDonald’s AZ McCafé cold latte ₼5.40Secondary
Yango airport tariff 0.80 AZN/km (3–25 km)Secondary
Baku hostel listings from ₼100/month per bedListings
Bravo Wolt factory white bread 600 g ₼0.80Listings

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 941.32 820
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 500.08 294.12
- Apples 1.06 0.76
- Beef 9.71 11.57
- Beer 2.94 1.64
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- Bread 0.38 0.47
- Chicken Fillets 5 3.23
- Coffee 3.82 3.18
- Coliving Space 382.41 58.82
- Coworking Space 147.08 129.41
- Dining Out local 82.37, nomad 441.24, expat 235.33, family 353, tourist 32.36 local 79, nomad 385, expat 195, family 366, tourist 35
- Doctor Visit (GP) 26.47 29.41
- Fast Food Combo 6.77 5.85
- Gasoline 0.65 0.68
- Groceries local 176.5, nomad 129.43, expat 264.75, family 558.91, tourist 5.88 local 285, nomad 120, expat 255, family 655, tourist 7.5
- Gym Membership 41.18 35.29
- Haircut 11.77 8.8
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 64.72, expat 55.89, family 135.31 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 52, family 210, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 264.75, nomad 647.16, expat 500.08, family 941.32, tourist 64.72 local 294, nomad 820, expat 471, family 720, tourist 58
- Internet & Mobile local 20.59, nomad 38.24, expat 29.42, family 47.07, tourist 2.94 local 26.05, nomad 32, expat 28, family 45, tourist 0.32
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 12.94 14.71
- Jeans 55.89 60.23
- Laundry 8.82 7.06
- Leisure Activities local 35.3, nomad 164.73, expat 105.9, family 205.91, tourist 11.77 local 41, nomad 165, expat 56, family 1920, tourist 14
- Meal (Inexpensive) 7.06 8.82
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 38.24 38.45
- Milk 1.41 1.44
- Mobile Plan 10.59 11.34
- Monthly Transport Pass 14.71 21.18
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 5.88 5.22
- Rice 1.88 2.75
- Ride-hailing (5km) 2.65 not set
- Running Shoes 94.13 121.45
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 14.71 8.82
- Scooter Rental 7.06 48.53
- Summer Dress 44.12 54.21
- Taxi Start 0.82 2.06
- Taxi per km 0.41 0.47
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.59 10.58
- Transportation local 14.71, nomad 70.6, expat 47.07, family 147.08, tourist 8.82 local 21.18, nomad 71, expat 48, family 175, tourist 11
- Utilities local 38.24, nomad 64.72, expat 52.95, family 105.9, tourist 0 local 39.47, nomad 0, expat 52, family 60.22, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 29.42, expat 23.53, family 47.07, tourist 1.76 local 0, nomad 8.33, expat 16.67, family 33.33, tourist 0.83
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.53 0.72
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.82 8.87
Bread, Beer, Taxi per km, and Coliving Space aligned to Bravo Wolt, Minval/Yango km tariff, and Unvan.az hostel listings (wolt.com, minval.az, unvan.az); Ride-hailing (5km) value removed (no verified 5 km quote).

Baku cost of living