Atlanta vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2648
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6318
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$2832
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$707
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5633
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
65
😀 Quality of life
89
82
🏙️ Population
499K
1.25M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 64% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 459th and 3028th ($2648 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 412th and 5th 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 1.1 months in Sharjah. Atlanta ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 151st and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.9
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$5.33
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1656
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1353
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3282
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2377
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7867
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.15
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.1
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.01
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.3
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1479
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28904
$5193

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11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2435
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2389
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2349
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2608
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2313
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2341
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2296
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2364
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2279
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2287
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2336
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2449
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2471
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2364
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2287
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2119
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2789
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$1953
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2244
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2522
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1575
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1737
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2323
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2144
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2367
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2208
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2262
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2102
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2090
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$2079
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1917
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2217
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1701
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1768
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1672
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1811
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1815
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1849
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1991

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541