Atlanta vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$1383
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	499K	4.43M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 159% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 704th and 5539th ($2570 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 4th in the United States and South Africa, respectively. Check the United States vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 165th and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Johannesburg

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	Atlanta	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$5271

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003