Athens vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Athens Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$722
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$2465
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
66
😀 Quality of life
81
87
🏙️ Population
643K
1.25M

The cost of living in Athens is 0.8% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4184th and 4144th ($1462 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th 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 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 639th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Athens vs Sharjah

Prices for goods and services in Athens and Sharjah are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Athens Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$7922

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492