Atlanta vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2617
$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5892
$4745
🏠 One person rent
$1587
$1202
🏘️ Family rent
$2476
$1911
🍽️ Food expenses
$690
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5193
$3199
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
53
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
499K
1.31M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 24% more expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 699th and 1716th ($2617 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th and 29th 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 2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Atlanta ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 231st and 209th 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
$20.9
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.7
$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$6.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.13
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1741
$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2969
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3301
$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2480
$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.48
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.89
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.9
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1409
$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23857
$15430

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2392
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2390
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2375
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2373
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2330
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2366
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2395
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2340
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2415
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2429
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2321
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2418
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2201
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2525
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2447
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2453
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2220
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2722
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2980
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2282
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2544
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2090
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2270
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2490
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2109
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2239
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2253
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1990
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2251
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1919
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1791
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2202
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1932
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1593
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1814
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1966
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1946
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1928
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2004

Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934