Abu Dhabi vs Atlanta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Atlanta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$5770
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$1567
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$2549
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$681
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$5608
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	52	95
😀 Quality of life	83	90
🏙️ Population	1.48M	499K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 29% less expensive than in Atlanta. Cities ranked 2486th and 714th ($1802 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 641st in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2.2 months in Atlanta. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Atlanta ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 405th and 140th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Atlanta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$80.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$6.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$1286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$2880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$3113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$2438
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$3.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$6.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$6.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$8.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$5.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$1299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$27237

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2309
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1503
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1050
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2084
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1232
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1810
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1719
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$786
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1218
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1110
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$870
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$989
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$556
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$878
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$520
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$547
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$558
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$548
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$541
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$546
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$537
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$687
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$531
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$467
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$639
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$489
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1586
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2337
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2253
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2267
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2501
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2270
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2303
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2255
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2314
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2275
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2237
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2353
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2450
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2387
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2365
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2044
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2025
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2191
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2492
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1501
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1677
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2194
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2140
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2087
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2168
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2164
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2214
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2205
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1834
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1909
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2125
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1709
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1627
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1668
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1822
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1813
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1960
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2041