Atlanta vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$3146
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	499K	2.15M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 13% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 704th and 1222nd ($2570 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 1st in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 165th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Paris

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	Atlanta	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$16193

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293