Atlanta vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$3783
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$1542
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$2738
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	499K	620K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 70% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 704th and 3353rd ($2570 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 271st in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 165th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Leipzig

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	Atlanta	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$4.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$9452

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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 Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307