Atlanta vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$2294
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	98
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	499K	3.42M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 44% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 704th and 2443rd ($2570 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 5th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 165th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Madrid

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	Atlanta	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$10042

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522