Kathmandu vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$147
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$2228
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
28
65
😀 Quality of life
45
83
🏙️ Population
846K
1.25M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 71% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8885th and 3679th ($443 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6524th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$5054

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$350
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$311
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$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2084
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$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
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$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507