Atlanta vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Atlanta	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2648	$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6318	$5563
🏠 One person rent	$1617	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$2832	$2266
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5633	$3776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	89	98
🏙️ Population	499K	4.53M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 12% more expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 459th and 933rd ($2648 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 412th and 4th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Atlanta ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 151st and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Melbourne

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	Atlanta	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.9	$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.33	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1656	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1353	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3282	$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2377	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7867	$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.15	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.1	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1479	$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28904	$18868

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481