| The movies romanticize life in New York City. Taxis | | | | higher. You may wonder if relocating to Atlanta might |
| are a way of life because so few New Yorkers can | | | | be a good choice. |
| afford to own their own space and pay for parking | | | | Anything you can get in New York, LA or San |
| their car as well. To own a home or condo in New | | | | Francisco, you can get in Atlanta. Atlanta offers big |
| York you can expect to pay anywhere from | | | | city amenities without the big city feel. If you enjoy |
| $400,000 to over a million. Owning real estate in the | | | | using rapid transit, Atlanta has this service. The transit |
| greater New York City area requires wealth. | | | | system even offers a trip planner on its website. Do |
| A typical New Yorker's life revolves around subway | | | | you enjoy the cultural life? Atlanta has an excellent |
| schedules and long commutes. Hours of life are spent | | | | opera, ballet, and two symphonies as well as a boys' |
| squeezed into crowded trains, hours of stress that | | | | choir. It also has four world famous galleries. Do you |
| gnaw away at health and happiness. Winters are | | | | love sports? Atlanta hosts national basketball, football, |
| bitterly cold. Summers are unbearable without air | | | | baseball, and hockey teams. Have you wished you |
| conditioning. | | | | could get closer to nature? Atlanta's climate allows |
| California is the land of sun and fun, unless you actually | | | | you get creative with your landscaping. You can |
| live there. Then it becomes the land of bumper to | | | | garden year round if you choose your crops |
| bumper traffic. Whether you live in the greater Los | | | | appropriately. Weather is mild in winter and moderately |
| Angeles area or the San Francisco Bay area, hours | | | | hot in the summer. The city is blessed with frequent |
| trapped in a car are realities of every work week. In | | | | rains, making it a green and hospitable place to live. |
| Los Angeles the fog and pollution concoct irritating | | | | The cost of purchasing a home is considerably lower |
| smog to up the stress level even more. In San | | | | than New York or California. You can expect to spend |
| Francisco fog may envelop you any day of the year. | | | | anywhere from $90,000 to $300,000. When you |
| LA may have mild winters, but the summers can be | | | | realize that Atlanta is one of seven cities in America |
| blistering. San Francisco tends to be damp and dismal | | | | that plays a major role in world economics, you can |
| most of the year. | | | | expect that investment to be a wise one. Only New |
| A typical Californian may be able to control their | | | | York and Houston host more Fortune 500 companies. |
| schedule, but the cost of gas is higher than almost | | | | Over 75% of the Fortune 1000 companies have |
| anywhere else in the country. So is the cost of the | | | | established headquarters in Atlanta. This city has |
| typical home. Residents of Los Angeles and Orange | | | | grown to be the 10th largest technology center in the |
| County can expect to pay from $340,000 to $430,000 | | | | U.S. All of the above make relocating to Atlanta very |
| for a single family dwelling. Move north to the Bay area | | | | appealing to northerners and people living as far west |
| and prices range from $300,000 to over a million | | | | as California. |
| dollars. | | | | Atlanta is a great place to relocate to and live |
| When you add up the cost of housing, food, and | | | | comfortably. It offers everything you need-quality job |
| transportation, the cost of living in New York City and | | | | opportunities, great neighborhoods, and a pleasant |
| the surrounding region is 47% higher than Atlanta, GA. | | | | climate most of the year. Most of your stress will melt |
| The cost of living in San Francisco is 67% higher than | | | | away in this ambient Georgia city. |
| Atlanta, and the cost of living in Los Angeles is 39% | | | | |