Atlanta vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Atlanta	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2628	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6005	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$1574	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$2484	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5455	$3517
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	86
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	499K	2.79M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 9% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 688th and 1059th ($2628 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Toronto. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 199th and 46th 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	$23.3	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.8	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1746	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1275	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2981	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.8	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3778	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2636	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.6	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.37	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.6	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$160	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.4	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1605	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22758	$22670

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053