While not yet at coastal levels, the cost of living in the City of Atlanta has shot up in recent years, mostly due to increasing real estate prices. Some, but c

While not yet at coastal levels, the cost of living in the City of Atlanta has shot up in recent years, mostly due to increasing real estate prices. Some, but certainly not all, of the suburbs are getting expensive at a even faster rate than the city. The reputation for low cost of living is deserved but not as much as it used to be and probably will continue to change. If you don't need to commute into one of the business districts each day, there are good bargains to be found especially if you don't have school age children.