Dubai vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
66
29
😀 Quality of life
90
51
🏙️ Population
3.94M
846K

The cost of living in Dubai is 488% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1039th and 8958th ($2420 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 203rd and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Kathmandu

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Dubai Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$3536

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Kathmandu

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