Atlanta vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Atlanta	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2641	$2103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$1592	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$2079
🍽️ Food expenses	$711	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5005	$2679
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	73
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	499K	569K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 26% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 647th and 1725th ($2641 vs $2103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd and 23rd 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 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 1.3 months in Hamilton. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Hamilton ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 179th and 176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Hamilton

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	Atlanta	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.8	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.03	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1682	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$1163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2780	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2071	$1884
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$90.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2885	$12302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2139	$4675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.1	$86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.1	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1237	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26158	$19470

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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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1844
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2010
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2326
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1998
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2033
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2071
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1928
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1705
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2464
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2241
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1869
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2049
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2242
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1683
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2187
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2449
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2044
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2109
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1868
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2083
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2082
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1564
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1931
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1925
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1443
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2180
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1936
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1659