City comparison
Atlanta, GA is about 600 miles (1,000 km) from Miami, FL in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 750 miles, or about 13 hours behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Atlanta, GA to Miami, FL takes about 1 h 13 min, covering roughly 600 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Atlanta, GA is on Central Time and Miami, FL is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Atlanta, it's 1 p.m. in Miami, which puts Atlanta 1 hours behind.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Atlanta has a population of 494,838, vs 443,665 in Miami — about 1.1× larger by population. By land area, Atlanta covers about 135 sq mi vs 36 sq mi for Miami.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Atlanta | Miami | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,512/mo | $1,494/mo | 1.2% higher in Atlanta |
| Median home value | $395,600 | $433,900 | 9.7% higher in Miami |
| Median household income | $77,655 | $54,858 | 41.6% higher in Atlanta |
| Groceries index | 100.3 | 103.1 | 2.9% higher in Miami |
| Utilities index | 96.1 | 97.0 | 0.9% higher in Miami |
| Transportation index | 97.0 | 108.3 | 11.6% higher in Miami |
| Healthcare index | 96.5 | 107.8 | 11.7% higher in Miami |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Atlanta, you'd need $120,507 in Miami to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Atlanta, GA is about 17% cheaper overall than Miami, FL, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 36% higher in Miami than in Atlanta. If you earn $80,000 in Atlanta, you'd need about $96,406 in Miami to keep the same standard of living.