Atlanta vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2577
$2136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5763
$4760
🏠 One person rent
$1564
$1245
🏘️ Family rent
$2418
$2001
🍽️ Food expenses
$687
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4895
$2854
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
53
😀 Quality of life
90
91
🏙️ Population
499K
1.31M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 21% more expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 743rd and 1644th ($2577 vs $2136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 653rd and 23rd in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 1.3 months in Calgary. Atlanta ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Calgary ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 171st and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Calgary

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Atlanta Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.8
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$5.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1667
$1200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1301
$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2793
$2152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2000
$1634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3126
$3374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2262
$3144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$2.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.2
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.34
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$64.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.8
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1229
$873
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26756
$15961

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2361
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2362
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2319
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2325
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2496
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2328
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2336
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2289
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2350
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2398
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2276
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2382
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2187
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2447
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2411
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2451
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2060
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2698
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$1990
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2238
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2482
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1525
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2028
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2223
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2143
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2145
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2186
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2173
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1972
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2375
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1878
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1867
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2155
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1605
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1765
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1852
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1845
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$2034
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1963

Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1839
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1811
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1740
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1539
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1661
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1865
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2616
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1984
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2375
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2351
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1783
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2246
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1857
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1949
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2265
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2087
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2481
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1857
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1760
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1912
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1883
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1779
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1628
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1997
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1851
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1437
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2251
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1510
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2063
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2108
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2039
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2688
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2079
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1975
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2030
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2545
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2462
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2415
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1931