Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 25.2% more expensive than Mississippi.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Mississippi, you would:
pay 4.2% less for restaurants
Mississippi
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.70
|
$15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
|
$7.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
|
$2.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
|
$1.70
|
|
pay 14.6% more for groceries
Mississippi
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.94
|
$2.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
|
$6.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.82
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
|
$4.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.58
|
$5.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$2.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
|
$1.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 20.1% more for transportation
Mississippi
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.31
|
$3.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
|
$57.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,747.50
|
$25,762.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.58
|
$17.91
|
|
pay 26.5% more for housing
Mississippi
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.91
|
$71.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,020.28
|
$1,348.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$784.72
|
$1,154.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.08
|
$135.24
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Mississippi
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.61
|
$804.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,660.00
|
$15,912.75
|
|
pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports
Mississippi
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.75
|
$4.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.41
|
$4.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
|
$6.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
|
$28.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
|
$12.22
|
|
pay 20.7% more for clothing
Mississippi
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
|
$48.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.77
|
$38.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.61
|
$79.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.00
|
$111.18
|
|
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