Atlanta vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Atlanta	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2540	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5770	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$1567	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$2549	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$681	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5608	$5275
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	499K	3.9M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 20% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 714th and 72nd ($2540 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st and 59th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 31st vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 140th vs 47th 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	$18	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1697	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1286	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2880	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2127	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3113	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2438	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.47	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.23	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.17	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1299	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27237	$28613

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754