Cost Of Living in Midtown, GA

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Midtown	Atlanta	Georgia
Cost of living	126	116	93
Goods & Services	100	100	97
Groceries	101	101	98
Health care	109	109	100
Housing	193	158	86
Transportation	99	99	94
Utilities	81	81	86

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The cost of living in Midtown is 36% higher than the Atlanta average
The cost of living in Midtown is 26% higher than the national average
Midtown housing is 93% higher than the national average
Georgia general sales tax is 22% lower than the national average
Georgia state income tax is 61% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Household	$96,712	$8,059	$2,256	$2,902

Georgia Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Georgia	4%	8%

Georgia Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Georgia	1%	5.57%

Goods & Services

Item	Atlanta	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.25	$24.26	12.3%
Beauty Salon	$56.36	$45.56	23.7%
Toothpaste	$3.74	$3.70	0.9%
Shampoo	$1.33	$1.28	3.9%
Movie	$15.20	$12.13	25.3%
Bowling	$20.98	$18.00	16.5%

Groceries

Item	Atlanta	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.25	$5.84	10.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.57	2.1%
Milk	$4.69	$4.67	0.4%
Potatoes	$5.32	$4.93	7.9%
Pizza	$11.36	$12.09	6.0%
Beer	$10.39	$10.41	0.2%

Health Care

Item	Atlanta	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$129.73	$125.68	3.2%
Doctor	$128.57	$135.78	5.3%
Dentist	$144.73	$113.29	27.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.74	$10.65	0.8%
Lipitor	$495.22	$468.60	5.7%

Housing

Item	Atlanta	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$314,400.00	$184,700.00	70.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,292.55	$2,346.69	2.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,227.00	$949.00	29.3%

Transportation

Item	Atlanta	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.20	$3.46	7.5%
Tire Balancing	$69.77	$59.92	16.4%

Utilities

Item	Atlanta	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$134.81	$193.99	30.5%
Phone	$191.28	$192.25	0.5%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Forest Park, GA	19,884	85	14.6%
Conley, GA	6,645	87	13.3%
Lake City, GA	2,794	90	10.3%
Morrow, GA	7,061	91	8.8%
Panthersville, GA	10,164	92	8.3%
Atlanta, GA	497,642	116	15.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sacramento, CA	503,482	132	31.8%
Kansas City, MO	491,158	94	6.2%
Mesa, AZ	508,918	116	15.8%
Omaha, NE	479,529	96	4.3%
Colorado Springs, CO	471,686	119	19.3%
Atlanta, GA	497,642	116	15.8%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Midtown, Atlanta, GA