Abu Dhabi vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4485
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2675
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
51
29
😀 Quality of life
85
51
🏙️ Population
1.57M
846K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 403% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1859th and 8958th ($2070 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Nepal, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 447th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Kathmandu

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Abu Dhabi Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.1
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10145
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.58
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.75
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.6
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$649
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13889
$3536

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$1710
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$2420
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1473
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1457
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2183
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1214
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2014
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1923
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$796
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1080
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1109
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1192
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1135
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$545
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$931
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1037
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$541
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$823
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$545
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$575
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$565
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$465
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$489
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$547
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$523
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$575
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$563
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$613
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$761
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$627
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$487
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1632
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360