Atlanta vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Atlanta	Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2617	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5892	$4797
🏠 One person rent	$1587	$1552
🏘️ Family rent	$2476	$2456
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$552
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5193	$3013
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	92
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	499K	718K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 11% more expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 699th and 1177th ($2617 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th and 10th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.3 months in Mississauga. Atlanta ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Mississauga ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 231st and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Mississauga

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	Atlanta	Mississauga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$73.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1741	$1580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$1375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2969	$2638
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$2184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3301	$8118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2480	$6403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.48	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.9	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23857	$11115

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2392
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2390
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2375
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2373
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2330
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2366
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2395
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2340
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2415
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2429
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2418
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2201
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2525
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2447
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2453
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2220
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2722
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2980
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2282
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2544
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2090
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2270
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2490
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2109
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2239
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2253
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1990
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2251
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1919
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1791
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2202
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1932
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1593
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1814
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1966
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1946
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1928
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2004

Cities near Mississauga

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Brampton	$2151
17 km or 10 mi	Oakville	$2360
23 km or 14 mi	Toronto	$2493
24 km or 15 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
29 km or 18 mi	Vaughan	$2309
33 km or 20 mi	Burlington	$2237
36 km or 23 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
42 km or 26 mi	Hamilton	$2089
45 km or 28 mi	Markham	$2222
49 km or 30 mi	Guelph	$2073
51 km or 32 mi	Orangeville	$1910
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
57 km or 35 mi	Ajax	$2246
57 km or 36 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Cambridge	$2087
68 km or 42 mi	Brantford	$1901
69 km or 43 mi	Kitchener	$2144
71 km or 44 mi	Waterloo	$1999
72 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Oshawa	$1605
76 km or 47 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Welland	$1801
86 km or 53 mi	Grand Island	$2073
88 km or 55 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 55 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
93 km or 58 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	Amherst	$2136
101 km or 63 mi	Buffalo	$2277
107 km or 66 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
108 km or 67 mi	West Seneca	$2173
109 km or 68 mi	Stratford	$1735
110 km or 68 mi	Clarence	$2115
113 km or 70 mi	Orillia	$1992
113 km or 70 mi	Lancaster	$2136
115 km or 72 mi	Hamburg	$1870
119 km or 74 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Peterborough	$2001
146 km or 91 mi	London	$1916
149 km or 92 mi	Owen Sound	$1680
163 km or 101 mi	Chili	$2034