Abu Dhabi vs Atlanta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Atlanta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$6005
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$1574
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$2484
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$713
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$5455
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	51	95
😀 Quality of life	85	90
🏙️ Population	1.57M	499K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 19% less expensive than in Atlanta. Cities ranked 1650th and 688th ($2133 vs $2628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 604th 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2.1 months in Atlanta. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Atlanta ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 424th and 199th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Atlanta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$95.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$1746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$1275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$2981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$2017
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$76.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$3778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$2636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$97.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$4.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$5.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$160
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$1605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$22758

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2410
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2360
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2387
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2376
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2372
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2406
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2352
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2409
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2416
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2334
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2405
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2243
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2486
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2429
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2458
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2215
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2651
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2968
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2289
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2494
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1920
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2069
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2253
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2472
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2105
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2254
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2240
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2003
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2233
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1922
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1771
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2187
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1993
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1602
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1852
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1967
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1955
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1930
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2010