Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 53.9% cheaper than California.
If you lived in Georgia instead of California, you would:
pay 58.9% less for restaurants
California
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.89
|
$8.92
GEL23.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.74
|
$8.13
GEL21.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$0.84
GEL2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$0.44
GEL1.18
|
|
pay 50.5% less for groceries
California
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.10
|
$0.66
GEL1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.78
|
$3.99
GEL10.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
|
$7.17
GEL19.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.34
|
$2.30
GEL6.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.53
|
$2.68
GEL7.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.29
|
$0.54
GEL1.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.74
GEL1.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.71
GEL1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$0.67
GEL1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.30
GEL0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.45
|
$0.34
GEL0.90
|
|
pay 49.2% less for transportation
California
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
|
$4.38
GEL11.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$67.11
|
$14.31
GEL38.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,950.13
|
$20,343.17
GEL54,417.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.46
|
$4.81
GEL12.87
|
|
pay 77.7% less for housing
California
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.38
|
$15.85
GEL42.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,333.22
|
$467.69
GEL1,251.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,022.14
|
$341.06
GEL912.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.08
|
$52.84
GEL141.34
|
|
pay 87.6% less for childcare
California
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,629.83
|
$204.64
GEL547.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,739.09
|
$3,659.24
GEL9,788.47
|
|
pay 61.1% less for entertainment and sports
California
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.06
|
$1.55
GEL4.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
|
$2.53
GEL6.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
|
$2.94
GEL7.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.71
|
$39.97
GEL106.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
|
$5.55
GEL14.86
|
|
pay 8.0% more for clothing
California
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.63
|
$60.56
GEL161.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
|
$44.07
GEL117.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.49
|
$99.89
GEL267.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.90
|
$106.19
GEL284.06
|
|
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