Atlanta vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2641
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5926
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$1592
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$2480
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$711
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5005
$1245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
499K
7.41M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 3% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 647th and 532nd ($2641 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd 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 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 179th and 548th among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.8
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1682
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1323
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2780
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2071
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.6
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2885
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2139
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.1
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.22
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.63
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1237
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26158
$22102

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598