Atlanta vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2628
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6005
$5332
🏠 One person rent
$1574
$1292
🏘️ Family rent
$2484
$2231
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$695
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5455
$4054
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
85
😀 Quality of life
90
88
🏙️ Population
499K
384K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 17% more expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 688th and 1402nd ($2628 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 1171st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Ranked 49th vs 85th best cities to live in the United States, and 199th vs 290th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs New Orleans

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Atlanta New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.3
$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$5.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.39
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1746
$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1275
$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2981
$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.8
$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3778
$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.6
$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$160
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$53
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1605
$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$10142

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2410
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2360
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2376
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2372
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2406
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2352
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2409
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2416
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2334
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2405
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2243
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2486
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2429
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2458
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2651
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2968
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2289
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2494
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2069
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2253
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2472
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2105
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2254
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2240
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2003
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2233
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1922
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1771
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2187
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1993
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1602
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1852
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1967
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1955
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1930
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2010

Cities near New Orleans

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2135
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$2066
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1781
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1937
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1752
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1791
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$2159
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2071
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2049
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1794
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1898
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2094
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1713
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1797
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1959
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1801
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1702
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1593
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1934
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1806
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1794
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2087
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2286
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1922
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2046
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1800
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2073
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$1983
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2073
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2244
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1746
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1917
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1977
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2035
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1612
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1978
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1895
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1855
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1621
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$1940