Baku vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$378
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
50
29
😀 Quality of life
62
47
🏙️ Population
2.3M
846K

The cost of living in Baku is 102% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6524th and 8916th ($856 vs $424) 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 0.7 months in Baku compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5591st and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Kathmandu

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Baku Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$4078

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$774
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$663
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$595
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$634
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$652
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$649
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$631
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$708
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$490
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$990
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$480
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$988
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$447
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$676
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$461
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$611
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$452
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$624
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$429
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$726
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$679
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$401
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$769
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1104
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1053
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1205
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$444
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$743
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$565
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1096
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$374
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$872
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$732
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$516
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$359
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1027
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$572

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339