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North America
Atlanta
GA, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Atlanta compare to Houston?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Atlanta is 3% worse off vs in Houston
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Atlanta compared to Houston, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$93,720
+$4,670 (+5%) vs Houston
Tax Rate: 34%
Weather
How does the weather in Atlanta compare to Houston?
Atlanta has better overall weather
6.2/10(vs 4.0/10 in Houston)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
22°C(vs 27°C in Houston)
Average Low
12°C(vs 17°C in Houston)
Sunshine Hours
2,738h/yr+160h/yr(+6%)
Average High in hottest month
31°C(vs 35°C in Houston)
Average Low in coldest month
2°C(vs 8°C in Houston)
Rainy Days
112/yr+6/yr(+6%)
Muggy Days
89/yr-88/yr(-50%)
Cloud Cover
44%(vs 41% in Houston)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Atlanta compare to Houston?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Atlanta compared to Houston?
Avg. Property Price
$2,624 / m²
14% more expensive than Houston
SWE Affordability
2.2 years
0.2 years longer than Houston
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Atlanta has around 12 Luma events listed.
That's 140% more events than Houston.
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