Athens vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$675
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
65
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
643K
1.25M

The cost of living in Athens is 9% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4177th and 3679th ($1366 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 7th in Greece and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Greece vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 658th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$5054

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$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
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507