Cost of living comparison
Iowa is 3.6% cheaper than Georgia.
If you lived in Iowa instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
Georgia
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.47
|
$14.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
|
$8.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
|
$2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
Georgia
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
|
$1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.04
|
$5.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$3.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.06
|
$3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.13
|
$5.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$2.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
|
$2.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$1.31
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
Georgia
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
|
$3.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.28
|
$41.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,762.21
|
$24,180.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.91
|
$14.77
|
|
pay 16.9% less for housing
Georgia
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.88
|
$71.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,348.70
|
$970.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,154.19
|
$657.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.24
|
$140.85
|
|
pay 7.5% more for childcare
Georgia
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$804.31
|
$907.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,912.75
|
$16,239.17
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.78
|
$4.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.43
|
$4.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.80
|
$7.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
|
$38.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.22
|
$10.60
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
|
$43.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.27
|
$41.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.52
|
$77.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.18
|
$77.28
|
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