Atlanta vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Atlanta	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2648	$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6318	$5834
🏠 One person rent	$1617	$1582
🏘️ Family rent	$2832	$2702
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5633	$3483
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	86
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	499K	2.79M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 3% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 459th and 571st ($2648 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 412th 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Atlanta ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 151st and 36th 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	$18.6	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.9	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.33	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1656	$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1353	$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3282	$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2377	$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7867	$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.15	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.1	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1479	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28904	$18837

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2435
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2389
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2387
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2349
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2608
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2313
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2341
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2296
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2364
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2279
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2287
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2336
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2449
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2471
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2364
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2287
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2119
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2789
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1953
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2244
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2522
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1575
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1737
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2323
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2144
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2367
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2208
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2262
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2102
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2090
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$2079
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1917
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2217
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1701
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1768
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1672
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1811
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1815
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1849
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1991

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2390
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2600
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2358
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2128
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2192
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2578
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2114
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2293
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2082
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2032
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2244
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$2073
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1862
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1510
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2218
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1734
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1821
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1915
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2125
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1408
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1949
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2072
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2084
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2217
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2194
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2127
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2031
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2156
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2004
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2074
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2049
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2085
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2097
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1816
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2178
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2151
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2190