Index | Experiment | Georgia | National |
Cost of living | 84 | 93 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 100 | 97 | 100 |
Groceries | 101 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 109 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 51 | 86 | 100 |
Transportation | 99 | 94 | 100 |
Utilities | 81 | 86 | 100 |
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Utilities index |
Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Renters | $29,828 | $2,486 | $696 | $895 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Georgia | 4% | 8% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Georgia | 1% | 5.57% |
Item | Experiment | 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% |
Item | Experiment | 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% |
Item | Experiment | 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% |
Item | Experiment | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $64,200.00 | $184,700.00 | 65.2% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,292.55 | $2,346.69 | 2.3% |
Apartment Rent | $848.00 | $949.00 | 10.6% |
Item | Experiment | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.20 | $3.46 | 7.5% |
Tire Balancing | $69.77 | $59.92 | 16.4% |
Item | Experiment | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $134.81 | $193.99 | 30.5% |
Phone | $191.28 | $192.25 | 0.5% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Hilltop, GA | 101 | 98 | 2.2% |
East Griffin, GA | 1,353 | 83 | 16.7% |
Orchard Hill, GA | 242 | 84 | 15.7% |
Sunny Side, GA | 213 | 85 | 15.3% |
Concord, GA | 337 | 90 | 10.3% |
Experiment, GA | 2,915 | 84 | 16.2% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Sumner, IL | 2,916 | 82 | 17.6% |
Rothsville, PA | 2,916 | 108 | 8.5% |
East Norwich, NY | 2,913 | 174 | 73.7% |
Marshall, VA | 2,913 | 131 | 30.9% |
Heritage Lake, IN | 2,917 | 96 | 4.4% |
Experiment, GA | 2,915 | 84 | 16.2% |