Atlanta vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2540
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5770
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$1567
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$2549
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5608
$4007
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
90
88
🏙️ Population
499K
7.41M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 8% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 714th and 379th ($2540 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st and 1st in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 140th and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.73
$7.51
 Cappuccino
$5.27
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1286
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2880
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2127
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2438
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$14.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.47
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.47
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.17
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1299
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27237
$22381

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2337
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2253
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2267
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2501
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2270
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2303
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2255
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2314
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2275
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2237
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2353
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2338
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2450
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2387
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2365
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2044
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2756
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2025
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2191
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2492
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1501
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1677
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2194
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2140
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2087
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2168
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2164
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2214
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2205
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1834
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1909
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2125
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1709
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1627
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1668
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1822
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1813
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1960
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2041

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623