Atlanta vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2540
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5770
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$1567
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$2549
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5608
$3590
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ 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 1% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 714th and 656th ($2540 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st and 5th 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 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 140th and 52nd 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
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.73
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$5.27
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1286
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2880
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2127
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2438
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.47
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.47
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.17
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1299
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27237
$18156

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2337
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2253
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2267
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2501
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2270
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2303
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2255
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2314
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2275
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2237
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2353
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2338
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2450
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2387
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2365
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2044
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2756
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2025
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2191
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2492
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1501
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1677
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2194
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2140
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2087
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2168
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2164
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2214
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2205
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1834
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1909
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2125
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1709
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1627
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1668
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1822
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1813
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1960
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2041

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085