Savannah vs. Mississippi Cost of Living Summary

Savannah is 18.5% more expensive than Mississippi.

Restaurants
pay 22.1% more in Savannah
Groceries
pay 12.4% more in Savannah
Transportation
pay 4.9% more in Savannah
Housing
pay 43.3% more in Savannah
Childcare
pay 20.2% more in Savannah
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.7% more in Savannah
Clothing
pay 6.6% more in Savannah

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Savannah are more expensive than in Mississippi.

Savannah vs. Mississippi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Savannah instead of Mississippi, you would:

pay 22.1% more for restaurants

 
Mississippi
Savannah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.00
 
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.25
 
$12.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.03
 
$2.30
 

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pay 12.4% more for groceries

 
Mississippi
Savannah
Bread
1 loaf
$2.88
 
$2.65
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.37
 
$4.78
 
Milk (1 gallon) $3.77
 
$3.27
 

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pay 4.9% more for transportation

 
Mississippi
Savannah
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.72
 
$2.87
 
Monthly public transit pass $40.67
 
$47.50
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,290.03
 
$35,699.74
 

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pay 43.3% more for housing

 
Mississippi
Savannah
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$69.95
 
$59.17
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,110.65
 
$2,175.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $940.77
 
$1,450.00
 

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pay 20.2% more for childcare

 
Mississippi
Savannah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,156.92
 
$1,366.67
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,768.14
 
$14,400.00
 

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pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mississippi
Savannah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.57
 
$4.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.95
 
$3.50
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.36
 
$8.00
 

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pay 6.6% more for clothing

 
Mississippi
Savannah
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$38.71
 
$51.25
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.36
 
$36.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.31
 
$79.20
 

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