Atlanta vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2628
$2095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6005
$4718
🏠 One person rent
$1574
$1181
🏘️ Family rent
$2484
$1885
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5455
$3093
😷 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 25% more expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 688th and 1759th ($2628 vs $2095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 27th 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Calgary ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 199th and 187th 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
$23.3
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$5.66
☕ Cappuccino
$5.39
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1746
$1234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1275
$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2981
$1946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.8
$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3778
$3751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$3441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.6
$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$160
$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1605
$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$15881

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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 Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1927
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1874
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1780
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1733
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1579
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1626
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1835
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2595
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1974
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2338
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2307
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1749
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2197
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1771
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1953
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2180
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2135
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2505
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1781
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1703
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1787
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1867
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1729
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2100
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1869
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1451
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2290
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1442
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1953
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2427
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2053
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2930
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2100
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2141
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2493
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2523
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2492
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1872