Atlanta vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$4315
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	90	100
🏙️ Population	499K	4.84M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 1% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 704th and 745th ($2570 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 165th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Sydney

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	Atlanta	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683