Atlanta vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Atlanta	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2641	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$1592	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$711	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5005	$4336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	91	99
🏙️ Population	499K	8.8M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 31% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 647th and 8th ($2641 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd and 1st in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 1.1 months in London. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 179th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs London

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	Atlanta	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.8	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.03	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1682	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2780	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2071	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2885	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2139	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.1	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.1	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1237	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26158	$27583

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Cities near Atlanta

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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165