Baku vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$320
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
48
28
😀 Quality of life
59
45
🏙️ Population
2.3M
846K

The cost of living in Baku is 75% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6540th and 8885th ($776 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Nepal, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5306th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$4063

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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 Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330