Atlanta vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2628
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6005
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$1574
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$2484
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5455
$4153
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
66
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
499K
3.94M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 6% more expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 688th and 947th ($2628 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 1st in the United States and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 199th and 184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Dubai

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Atlanta Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.3
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.39
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1746
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1275
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2981
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.8
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3778
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.6
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$160
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1605
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$17401

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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

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469