Atlanta vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Atlanta	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2540	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5770	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$1567	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$2549	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$681	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5608	$4627
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	90	99
🏙️ Population	499K	8.8M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 26% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 714th and 37th ($2540 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st and 2nd 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 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.4 months in London. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 140th and 2nd 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	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1697	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1286	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2880	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2127	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3113	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2438	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.47	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.23	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.17	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1299	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27237	$25830

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2337
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2253
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2267
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2501
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2270
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2303
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2255
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2314
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2275
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2237
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2353
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2450
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2387
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2365
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2044
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2025
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2191
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2492
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1501
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1677
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2194
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2140
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2087
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2168
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2164
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2214
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2205
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1834
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1909
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2125
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1709
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1627
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1668
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1822
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1813
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1960
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2041

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055