Atlanta vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Atlanta	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2648	$2004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6318	$4769
🏠 One person rent	$1617	$1189
🏘️ Family rent	$2832	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5633	$3056
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	499K	1.14M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 32% more expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 459th and 1780th ($2648 vs $2004) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 412th and 54th 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.5 months in Birmingham. Atlanta ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Birmingham ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 151st and 58th 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	$18.6	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.9	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.33	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1656	$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1353	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3282	$2219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2377	$1470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7867	$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$3766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.15	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$18.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.1	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1479	$1501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28904	$18689

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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 Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1716
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1664
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1687
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1713
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1586
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1683
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1727
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2320
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1497
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1711
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$1969
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1831
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1688
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1603
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1751
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1472
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1588
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1797
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1654
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1761
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1737
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1674
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1784
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1785
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1675
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1653
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1815
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1966
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1673