Dubai vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
66
29
😀 Quality of life
90
47
🏙️ Population
3.94M
846K

The cost of living in Dubai is 483% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 947th and 8916th ($2470 vs $424) 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 184th and 6934th 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
$11.9
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$4078

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

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