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Atlanta
#20 of 123
North America

Atlanta

GA, United States

Salary & Cost of Living

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How do salaries and expenses in Atlanta compare to San Francisco?

Purchasing Power Comparison

An engineer in Atlanta is 19% worse off vs in San Francisco

This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Atlanta compared to San Francisco, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.

Median Salary
$144,000
-$126K (-47%) vs San Francisco
Based on 986 data points from levels.fyi
Net Salary
$95,040
-$76K (-44%) vs San Francisco
Tax Rate: 34%
Cost of Living
31% cheaper than San Francisco
View detailed cost breakdown on Numbeo
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Weather

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How does the weather in Atlanta compare to San Francisco?

San Francisco has better overall weather

6.2/10(vs 8.7/10 in San Francisco)

Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated

Average High
22°C(vs 19°C in San Francisco)
Average Low
12°C(same as San Francisco)
Sunshine Hours
2,738h/yr-323h/yr(-11%)
Average High in hottest month
31°C(vs 22°C in San Francisco)
Average Low in coldest month
2°C(vs 8°C in San Francisco)
Rainy Days
112/yr+63/yr(+130%)
Muggy Days
89/yr

Rankings

How Atlanta stacks up

Home Affordability

Top 6%

#7

of 123 cities

≈2.2 yrs to buy 80m²

Current value

Net Income

Top 16%

#20

of 123 cities

$95,040/yr

Current value

Purchasing Power

Top 16%

#20

of 123 cities

Community Events

Top 28%

#34

of 123 cities

10 events on luma

Current value

Comfortable Weather

Top 29%

#36

of 123 cities

62/100 weather score

Current value

Pollution Score

Middle of the pack

#56

of 123 cities

45/100

Current value (lower is better)

Cost of Living

Bottom 27%

#91

of 123 cities

62/100

Current value (lower is better)

Safety Index

Bottom 12%

#110

of 123 cities

35.7/100

Current value

Quality of Life

Safety ranking•Pollution ranking

How does quality of life in Atlanta compare to San Francisco?

Housing Affordability

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How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Atlanta compared to San Francisco?

Avg. Property Price
$2,619 / m²
74% cheaper than San Francisco
View detailed property prices on Numbeo
SWE Affordability
2.2 years
2.5 years quicker than San Francisco

Community & Events

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Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Atlanta has around 10 Luma events listed.

That's 71% fewer events than San Francisco.

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+89/yr(+44350%)
Cloud Cover
44%(vs 34% in San Francisco)