Atlanta vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Atlanta	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2641	$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$5026
🏠 One person rent	$1592	$1237
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$1974
🍽️ Food expenses	$711	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5005	$3365
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	499K	1.14M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 24% more expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 647th and 1622nd ($2641 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd and 65th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 1.6 months in Birmingham. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Birmingham ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 179th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Birmingham

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	Atlanta	Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.8	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.03	$6.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1682	$1226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2780	$2079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2071	$1511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$200
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	5.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2885	$5209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2139	$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.1	$88.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.1	$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1237	$1583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26158	$18334

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Cities near Atlanta

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 Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901