Atlanta vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$748
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$394
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	95	45
😀 Quality of life	90	50
🏙️ Population	499K	2.47M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 243% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 704th and 6679th ($2570 vs $748) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 12th in the United States and Colombia, respectively. Check the United States vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 0.5 months in Cali. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Cali ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 165th and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Cali

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	Atlanta	Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$384
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	13.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$798
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$8.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$6351

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645