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Georgia vs. Alaska Cost of Living Summary

Georgia is 7.7% cheaper than Alaska.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% less in Georgia
Groceries: pay 22.1% less in Georgia
Transportation: pay 0.2% more in Georgia
Housing: pay 11.4% less in Georgia
Childcare: pay 35.8% more in Georgia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.5% less in Georgia
Clothing: pay 13.3% less in Georgia

The cost of childcare and transportation in Georgia are more expensive than in Alaska. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and housing are lower in Georgia.

Georgia vs. Alaska Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Georgia instead of Alaska, you would:

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pay 20.9% less for restaurants

	Alaska	Georgia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.50	$16.73	-36.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.71	$9.43	-25.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.60	$2.34	-10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.03	$1.82	-10.5%
Average			-20.9%

Alaska vs. Georgia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.1% less for groceries

	Alaska	Georgia
Bread 1 loaf	$4.74	$3.05	-35.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.90	$5.52	-30.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55	$3.50	-23.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69	$3.05	-17.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.20	$4.80	-22.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.35	$2.30	-31.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11	$0.78	-29.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.54	$1.99	-21.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.93	$1.98	-32.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.26	$1.45	+15.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.56	$1.34	-14.4%
Average			-22.1%

Alaska vs. Georgia - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.2% more for transportation

	Alaska	Georgia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22	$3.14	-25.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$51.67	$57.17	+10.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,113.17	$31,002.46	+14.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.54	$17.79	+1.4%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 11.4% less for housing

	Alaska	Georgia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$122.81	$70.08	-42.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,483.44	$1,504.92	+1.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,298.81	$1,288.94	-0.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.96	$160.29	-3.4%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 35.8% more for childcare

	Alaska	Georgia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$943.88	$958.46	+1.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,350.00	$17,600.99	+70.1%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Alaska	Georgia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.04	$5.66	-19.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.94	$4.94	-0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.02	$8.25	-31.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$105.42	$34.06	-67.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.32	$14.13	+6.1%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 13.3% less for clothing

	Alaska	Georgia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.68	$47.75	-12.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.00	$40.36	-15.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.93	$83.45	-5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.00	$98.93	-19.6%
Average			-13.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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