Atlanta vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2641
$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5926
$5566
🏠 One person rent
$1592
$1475
🏘️ Family rent
$2480
$2428
🍽️ Food expenses
$711
$625
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5005
$4235
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
68
😀 Quality of life
91
90
🏙️ Population
499K
875K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 9% more expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 647th and 986th ($2641 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd and 865th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 1.7 months in Charlotte. Ranked 51st vs 71st best cities to live in the United States, and 179th vs 234th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Charlotte

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Atlanta Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.8
$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$5.28
 Cappuccino
$5.17
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1682
$1574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1323
$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2780
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2071
$2056
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.6
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2885
$3607
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2139
$2665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.1
$84.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.22
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$5.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.63
$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1237
$1305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26158
$24711

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2416
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2384
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2379
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2503
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2370
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2423
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2345
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2413
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2412
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2333
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2421
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2193
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2466
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2421
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2454
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2242
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2563
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$3016
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2298
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2478
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1902
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2098
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2279
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2492
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2131
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2246
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1982
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2362
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1891
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1879
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2186
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1824
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1600
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1820
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1925
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1910
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1948
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1981

Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2239
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2228
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2121
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2196
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2067
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2013