Atlanta vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2628
$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6005
$6170
🏠 One person rent
$1574
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$2484
$2782
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$710
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5455
$4542
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
54
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
499K
525K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 2% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 688th and 605th ($2628 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 533rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Ranked 49th vs 109th best cities to live in the United States, and 199th vs 347th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Sacramento

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Atlanta Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.3
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.39
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1746
$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1275
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2981
$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.8
$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3778
$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.6
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$160
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1605
$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$20438

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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 Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2793
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2978
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2918
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2768
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2732
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2660
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2911
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2667
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2815
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3204
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2710
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3091
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3318
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2771
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2161
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2980
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2374
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3179
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2962
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3017
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3431
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2804
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2748
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2905
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2393
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2677
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2668
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3050
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2088
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2906
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3873
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2848