Atlanta vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2540
$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5770
$5397
🏠 One person rent
$1567
$1506
🏘️ Family rent
$2549
$2275
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$280
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5608
$4184
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
66
😀 Quality of life
90
97
🏙️ Population
499K
2.36M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 2% more expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 714th and 781st ($2540 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st and 2nd in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.7 months in Brisbane. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 140th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Brisbane

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Atlanta Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.73
$8.26
 Cappuccino
$5.27
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1286
$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2880
$2771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2127
$1860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$7907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2438
$5572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.47
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.47
$5.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$27.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.17
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1299
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27237
$9531

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance City Cost of living
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 Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876