Baku vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$796
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$340
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
50
28
😀 Quality of life
64
51
🏙️ Population
2.3M
846K

The cost of living in Baku is 86% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6681st and 8921st ($796 vs $427) 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 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5390th and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.88
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6646
$3066

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$725
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$632
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$604
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$605
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$630
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$627
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$629
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$613
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$809
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$484
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$968
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$547
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$968
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$472
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$633
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$497
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$552
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$511
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$564
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$488
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$691
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$643
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$426
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$736
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1081
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1035
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1181
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$502
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$719
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$582
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1068
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1059
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$402
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$852
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$633
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$530
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1001
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$598

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348