Atlanta vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2641
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5926
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$1592
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$2480
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$711
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5005
$4067
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
65
😀 Quality of life
91
91
🏙️ Population
499K
3.94M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 5% more expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 647th and 848th ($2641 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd and 2nd 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 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 1.6 months in Dubai. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 179th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.8
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1682
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1323
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2780
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2071
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.6
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2885
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2139
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.1
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.22
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.63
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1237
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26158
$15029

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2416
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2384
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2379
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2503
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2370
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2423
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2345
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2413
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2412
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2333
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2421
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2193
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2466
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2421
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2454
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2242
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2563
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$3016
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2298
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2478
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1902
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2098
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2279
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2492
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2131
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2246
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1982
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2362
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1891
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1879
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2186
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1824
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1600
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1820
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1925
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1910
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1948
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1981

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483