Atlanta vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Atlanta	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2648	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6318	$4765
🏠 One person rent	$1617	$1134
🏘️ Family rent	$2832	$2203
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5633	$3496
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	499K	3.68M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 32% more expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 459th and 1759th ($2648 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 412th and 3rd in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.7 months in Berlin. Atlanta ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Berlin ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 151st and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Berlin

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	Atlanta	Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.9	$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.33	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1656	$1192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1353	$858
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3282	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2377	$1755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7867	$9186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$6527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$3.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$56.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.15	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$6.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.1	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$36.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1479	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28904	$9556

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
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 Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323