Atlanta vs Brookhaven - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Brookhaven
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2628
$2924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6005
$5450
🏠 One person rent
$1574
$1858
🏘️ Family rent
$2484
$1725
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$745
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5455
$4443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
65
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
499K
486K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 10% less expensive than in Brookhaven. Cities ranked 688th and 281st ($2628 vs $2924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 230th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.5 months in Brookhaven. Ranked 49th vs 999th best cities to live in the United States, and 199th vs 2997th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Brookhaven

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Atlanta Brookhaven
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.3
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$8.07
☕ Cappuccino
$5.39
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1746
$2326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1275
$1534
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2981
$4090
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$857
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.8
$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3778
$5605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$3243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$3.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.6
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$5.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$17.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$18.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$10.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$5.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$160
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1605
$2261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$23474

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2410
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2360
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2376
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2372
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2406
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2352
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2409
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2416
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2334
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2405
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2243
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2486
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2429
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2458
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2651
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2968
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2289
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2494
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2069
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2253
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2472
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2105
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2254
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2240
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2003
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2233
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1922
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1771
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2187
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1993
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1602
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1852
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1967
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1955
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1930
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2010

Cities near Brookhaven

Distance City Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Medford
$2763
24 km or 15 mi Islip
$2619
27 km or 17 mi Smithtown
$2397
27 km or 17 mi Riverhead
$2725
36 km or 22 mi Babylon
$2160
36 km or 22 mi East Northport
$3756
40 km or 25 mi Lindenhurst
$2271
44 km or 27 mi Huntington
$3087
45 km or 28 mi Southampton
$2744
48 km or 30 mi Massapequa
$2661
50 km or 31 mi Oyster Bay
$2724
51 km or 31 mi Levittown
$2609
51 km or 31 mi Stratford
$2556
51 km or 32 mi Bridgeport
$2343
51 km or 32 mi Milford
$2555
52 km or 32 mi Southold
$2715
53 km or 33 mi Fairfield
$3446
55 km or 34 mi Westport
$3582
55 km or 34 mi Norwalk
$3033
55 km or 34 mi West Haven
$2295
55 km or 34 mi Merrick
$2664
56 km or 35 mi Branford
$2391
57 km or 35 mi Trumbull
$2645
57 km or 35 mi North Hempstead
$2727
57 km or 36 mi Darien
$2982
58 km or 36 mi Uniondale
$2694
58 km or 36 mi East Haven
$2253
58 km or 36 mi Freeport
$2653
59 km or 37 mi New Haven
$2118
59 km or 37 mi Guilford
$2471
60 km or 37 mi Hempstead
$2710
61 km or 38 mi Glen Cove
$2815
61 km or 38 mi Shelton
$2580
62 km or 39 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
64 km or 39 mi New Canaan
$3045
64 km or 40 mi Stamford
$3327
66 km or 41 mi Greenwich
$3562
67 km or 42 mi Long Beach
$2823
67 km or 42 mi North Haven
$2378
68 km or 42 mi Valley Stream
$2820