Dubai vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$238
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
28
😀 Quality of life
87
46
🏙️ Population
3.33M
846K

The cost of living in Dubai is 468% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 989th and 8918th ($2379 vs $419) 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 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 288th and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$3409

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$341
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361