Athens vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$713
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$2274
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
66
😀 Quality of life
81
86
🏙️ Population
643K
1.25M

The cost of living in Athens is 7% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4184th and 3851st ($1439 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 602nd and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Sharjah

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Athens Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$8199

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469