A sterilizing apparatus and a home appliance comprising the same are provided. The sterilizing apparatus may include: a lamp body containing a gas configured to emit ultraviolet rays through electric discharge and having a cylindrical shape, a plurality of external electrodes disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the lamp body and extending in a longitudinal direction of the lamp body, and a cover including an inner wall and an outer wall, and provided in a radial direction of the lamp body to allow the inner wall to face the outer circumferential surface of the lamp body and outer surfaces of the plurality of external electrodes, wherein the lamp body includes a light-emitting region provided on the outer circumferential surface of the lamp body, the light-emitting region disposed between the plurality of external electrodes and configured to allow light emitted from the lamp body to be transmitted, wherein the cover is configured to cover at least a portion of the light-emitting region to scatter the light emitted from the lamp body.