Atlanta vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Atlanta	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2648	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6318	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$1617	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$2832	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5633	$3155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	499K	2.15M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 19% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 459th and 1216th ($2648 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 412th and 2nd 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 29th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 151st and 33rd 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	$18.6	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.9	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.33	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1656	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1353	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3282	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2377	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7867	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.15	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.1	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1479	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28904	$16502

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381