Atlanta vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Atlanta	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2628	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6005	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1574	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$2484	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5455	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	499K	3.9M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 23% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 688th and 62nd ($2628 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 47th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 49th vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 199th vs 50th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Los Angeles

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	Atlanta	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.3	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.8	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1746	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1275	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2981	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.8	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3778	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2636	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.6	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.37	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.6	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$160	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.4	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1605	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22758	$23685

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2410
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2360
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2387
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2376
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2372
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2406
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2352
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2409
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2416
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2334
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2405
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2243
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2486
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2429
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2458
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2215
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2651
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2968
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2289
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2494
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1920
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2069
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2253
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2472
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2105
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2254
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2240
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2003
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2233
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1922
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1771
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2187
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1993
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1602
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1852
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1967
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1955
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1930
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2010

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000