Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 0.5% cheaper than Arizona.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Arizona, you would:
pay 12.4% less for restaurants
Arizona
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.56
|
$16.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
|
$9.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
|
$2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$1.82
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
Arizona
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$3.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
|
$5.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.50
|
$3.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
|
$3.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.37
|
$4.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.11
|
$2.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
|
$1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$1.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$1.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$1.34
|
|
pay 1.1% more for transportation
Arizona
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
|
$3.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.40
|
$57.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,537.50
|
$31,002.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
|
$17.79
|
|
pay 8.1% less for housing
Arizona
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.87
|
$70.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,573.68
|
$1,504.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,370.59
|
$1,288.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.39
|
$160.29
|
|
pay 17.3% more for childcare
Arizona
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,069.58
|
$958.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,135.00
|
$17,600.99
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
Arizona
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.76
|
$5.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
|
$4.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
|
$8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.12
|
$34.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
|
$14.13
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
Arizona
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.15
|
$47.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
|
$40.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.98
|
$83.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.25
|
$98.93
|
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