Nepal vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nepal United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$392
$1906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1024
$4478
🏠 One person rent
$119
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$229
$2458
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$240
$3333
💸 GDP per capita
$1337
$53708
😃 Human freedom index
6.71
5.73
❤️ Life expectancy
68.5
78.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
68
🌐 English speaking %
3%
65%
🎓 Higher education
50
68
😀 Quality of life
30
80
🏙️ Population
29.2M
9.89M

The average cost of living in Nepal ($392) is 79% less expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($1906). Nepal ranked 194th vs 19th for the United Arab Emirates in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Nepal compared to 1.7 months in the United Arab Emirates. Ranked 145th and 29th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nepal vs the United Arab Emirates

We calculate prices for Nepal and the United Arab Emirates as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Nepal United Arab Emirates
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.78
$8.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.17
$8.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$1.54
$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$132
$1366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.9
$969
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$272
$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$164
$2022
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.2
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.77
$97.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.14%
4.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1240
$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$749
$3504
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$60
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.83
$9.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$7.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.71
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.05
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.9
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.93
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$8.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.7
$87.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.5
$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3091
$10836

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Cities Comparison in Nepal vs the United Arab Emirates

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nepal

City Cost of living Population
Kathmandu
$455
846K
Lalitpur
$355
513K
Pokhara
$386
600K
Birgunj
$345
268K
Biratnagar
$342
243K
Bheemdatta
$400
105K
Dhangadhi
$414
102K
Hetauda
$390
84.7K
Damak
$339
75.1K
Janakpur
$337
97.8K

In the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2229
3.33M
Abu Dhabi
$1936
1.48M
Al Ain
$1132
767K
Sharjah
$1612
1.25M
Ajman
$1841
490K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
116K
Umm al-Quwain
$1577
44.4K
Fujairah
$1191
97.2K
Madinat Zayed
$1673
29.1K