Atlanta vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Atlanta	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2628	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6005	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1574	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$2484	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5455	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	90	100
🏙️ Population	499K	5.45M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 8% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 688th and 370th ($2628 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 199th 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	$23.3	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.8	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1746	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1275	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2981	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.8	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3778	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2636	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.6	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.37	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.6	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$160	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.4	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1605	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22758	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863