#16 of 122
North America
Atlanta
GA, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Atlanta compare to Los Angeles?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Atlanta is 9% better off vs in Los Angeles
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Atlanta compared to Los Angeles, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$93,720
-$12,020 (-11%) vs Los Angeles
Tax Rate: 34%
Weather
How does the weather in Atlanta compare to Los Angeles?
Los Angeles has better overall weather
6.2/10(vs 9.0/10 in Los Angeles)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
22°C(vs 24°C in Los Angeles)
Average Low
12°C(vs 14°C in Los Angeles)
Sunshine Hours
2,738h/yr-516h/yr(-16%)
Average High in hottest month
31°C(vs 29°C in Los Angeles)
Average Low in coldest month
2°C(vs 9°C in Los Angeles)
Rainy Days
112/yr+84/yr(+299%)
Muggy Days
89/yr+84/yr(+1678%)
Cloud Cover
44%(vs 25% in Los Angeles)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Atlanta compare to Los Angeles?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Atlanta compared to Los Angeles?
SWE Affordability
2.3 years
3.3 years quicker than Los Angeles
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Atlanta has around 9 Luma events listed.
That's 61% fewer events than Los Angeles.
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