Atlanta vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Atlanta	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2540	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5770	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1567	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$2549	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$681	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5608	$4399
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	90	99
🏙️ Population	499K	4.84M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 9% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 714th and 312th ($2540 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st 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 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 140th and 4th 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	$18	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1697	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1286	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2880	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2127	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3113	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2438	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.47	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.23	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.17	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1299	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27237	$18951

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2337
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2253
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2267
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2501
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2270
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2303
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2255
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2314
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2275
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2237
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2353
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2450
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2387
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2365
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2044
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2025
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2191
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2492
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1501
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1677
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2194
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2140
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2087
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2168
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2164
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2214
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2205
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1834
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1909
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2125
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1709
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1627
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1668
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1822
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1813
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1960
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2041

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754