Atlanta vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Atlanta	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2648	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6318	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$1617	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$2832	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5633	$1428
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	89	61
🏙️ Population	499K	4.43M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 192% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 459th and 5921st ($2648 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 412th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Atlanta ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 151st and 5184th 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	$18.6	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.9	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.33	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1656	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1353	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3282	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2377	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7867	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.15	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.1	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1479	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28904	$4829

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2435
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2389
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2387
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2349
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2608
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2313
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2341
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2296
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2364
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2279
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2287
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2336
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2449
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2471
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2364
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2287
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2119
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2789
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1953
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2244
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2522
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1575
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1737
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2323
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2144
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2367
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2208
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2262
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2102
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2090
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$2079
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1917
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2217
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1701
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1768
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1672
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1811
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1815
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1849
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1991

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952