Atlanta vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Atlanta	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2617	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5892	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$1587	$1514
🏘️ Family rent	$2476	$2239
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$740
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5193	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	499K	1.6M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 0.8% more expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 699th and 742nd ($2617 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th and 648th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Ranked 58th vs 14th best cities to live in the United States, and 231st vs 87th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Philadelphia

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	Atlanta	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1741	$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2969	$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3301	$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2480	$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.48	$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.9	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23857	$17603

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801