Atlanta vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Atlanta Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2443
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5654
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$1546
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$2601
$925
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5239
$1034
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
89
75
🏙️ Population
499K
12.5M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 159% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 575th and 5879th ($2443 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 511th and 1st in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.1 months in Moscow. Atlanta ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 146th and 1190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Moscow

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Atlanta Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.88
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1634
$647
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1263
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3113
$1193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2116
$731
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$95.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$5.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.01%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$6028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2168
$2964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.8
$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$5.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.86
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.95
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.07
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$136
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1369
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$9208

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2293
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2261
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2283
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2276
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2544
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2240
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2276
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2224
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2276
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2082
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2183
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2272
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2152
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2358
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2280
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2279
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2674
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2565
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2383
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2149
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2378
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1620
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1969
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2015
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2224
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2484
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2121
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2183
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1937
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2241
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1846
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1553
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2156
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1770
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1771
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1580
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1642
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1653
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1890
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1996

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$854
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$722
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$580
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$633
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$652
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$608
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$716
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$620
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$533
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$518
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$615
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$520
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$457
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$497
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$483
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$425
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$588
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$462
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$393
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$492
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$431
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$473
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$494
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$623
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$432
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$451
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$409
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$437
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$394
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$588
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$668
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$441
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$415
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$477
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$423
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$420
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$397