Atlanta vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Atlanta	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2648	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6318	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$1617	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$2832	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5633	$4098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	89	98
🏙️ Population	499K	8.91M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 20% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 459th and 38th ($2648 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 412th 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.2 months in London. Atlanta ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 151st 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	$18.6	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.9	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.33	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1656	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1353	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3282	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2377	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7867	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.15	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.1	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1479	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28904	$25471

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908