Atlanta vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Atlanta | Chicago | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Atlanta is 1% more expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 459th and 505th ($2648 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 412th and 455th in the United States.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 2 months in Chicago. Ranked 29th vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 151st vs 16th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Atlanta vs Chicago
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| Atlanta | Chicago | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Atlanta
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.6 mi |  East Point | |
| 11 km or 7 mi | Candler-McAfee | |
| 12 km or 7.7 mi | Brookhaven | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Chamblee | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Smyrna | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Tucker | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Sandy Springs | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Stonecrest | |
| 22 km or 13 mi | Dunwoody | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Marietta | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Stockbridge | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Peachtree Corners | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Douglasville | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Roswell | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Johns Creek | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Duluth | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Kennesaw | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Alpharetta | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Woodstock | |
| 41 km or 26 mi | McDonough | |
| 43 km or 26 mi | Milton | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Acworth | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Lawrenceville | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Peachtree | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Canton | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Newnan | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Griffin | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Carrollton | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Winder | |
| 80 km or 49 mi | Gainesville | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Rome | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | Athens | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | LaGrange | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Macon | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Dalton | |
| 128 km or 80 mi | Valley | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Anniston | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Oxford | |
| 146 km or 90 mi | Warner Robins | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Columbus |
Cities near Chicago
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 7 mi | Cicero | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Berwyn | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Oak Park | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Elmwood Park | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Maywood | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Evanston | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Skokie | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Burbank | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Melrose Park | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Oak Lawn | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Morton Grove | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Niles | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Park Ridge | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Wilmette | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Blue Island | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Elmhurst | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Glenview | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Des Plaines | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Dolton | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Villa Park | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Harvey | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | East Chicago | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Westmont | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Calumet | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | South Holland | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Lombard | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Hammond | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Oak Forest | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Northbrook | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Mount Prospect | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Darien | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Elk Grove Village | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Downers Grove | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Orland Park | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Lansing | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Glen Ellyn | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Highland Park | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Munster | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Tinley Park | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Wheeling |