Cost of living comparison
Ohio is 5.8% cheaper than Georgia.
If you lived in Ohio instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 7.9% less for restaurants
Georgia
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.05
|
$13.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
|
$7.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
|
$1.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
Georgia
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
|
$2.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
|
$4.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
|
$2.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
|
$2.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
|
$4.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.35
|
$1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$1.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$1.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$1.22
|
|
pay 0.4% less for transportation
Georgia
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.07
|
$4.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.74
|
$62.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,697.68
|
$24,855.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.02
|
$16.94
|
|
pay 16.2% less for housing
Georgia
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.46
|
$69.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.72
|
$1,029.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,065.94
|
$689.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.27
|
$134.23
|
|
pay 5.9% more for childcare
Georgia
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$637.01
|
$931.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,607.70
|
$10,897.01
|
|
pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.70
|
$4.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
|
$4.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.49
|
$7.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.46
|
$28.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.63
|
$10.90
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.57
|
$42.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.75
|
$33.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.51
|
$74.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.28
|
$94.80
|
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