Atlanta vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2628
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6005
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$1574
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$2484
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5455
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
90
96
🏙️ Population
499K
14.3M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 56% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 688th and 3273rd ($2628 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 3rd in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 199th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Tokyo

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Atlanta Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.3
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.39
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1746
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1275
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2981
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.8
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3778
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.6
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$160
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1605
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$17493

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006