Atlanta vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2540
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5770
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1567
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$2549
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5608
$2228
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
65
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
499K
1.25M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 69% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 714th and 3679th ($2540 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st and 7th 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 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 140th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.73
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.27
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1286
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2880
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2127
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2438
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.47
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.47
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.17
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1299
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27237
$5054

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11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2337
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2253
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2267
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2501
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2270
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2303
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2255
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2314
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2275
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2237
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2353
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2338
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2450
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2387
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2365
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2044
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2756
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2025
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2191
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2492
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1501
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1677
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2194
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2140
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2087
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2168
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2164
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2214
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2205
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1834
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1909
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2125
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1709
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1627
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1668
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1822
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1813
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1960
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2041

Cities near Sharjah

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