Atlanta vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$3141
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	86
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	499K	2.79M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 5% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 704th and 861st ($2570 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 4th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 165th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Toronto

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	Atlanta	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095