Kathmandu vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$122
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$2465
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
29
66
😀 Quality of life
51
87
🏙️ Population
846K
1.25M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 72% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8958th and 4144th ($412 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Nepal and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Nepal vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6657th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Sharjah

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Kathmandu Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$7922

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$340
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$285
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$319
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$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
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$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492