Cost Of Living in Montgomery, 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	Montgomery	Georgia	National
Cost of living	116	93	100
Goods & Services	98	97	100
Groceries	102	98	100
Health care	109	100	100
Housing	158	86	100
Transportation	96	94	100
Utilities	90	86	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Montgomery is 25% higher than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Montgomery is 16% higher than the national average
Montgomery housing is 58% 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)
Owners	$95,964	$7,997	$2,239	$2,879
Renters	$52,589	$4,382	$1,227	$1,578

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Montgomery is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Montgomery has a median income of about $95,964 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $2,239 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $52,589. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $1,227 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Montgomery	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.25	$24.26	4.2%
Beauty Salon	$38.33	$45.56	15.9%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.30	$1.28	1.8%
Movie	$12.10	$12.13	0.3%
Bowling	$22.40	$18.00	24.4%

Groceries

Item	Montgomery	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.23	$5.84	6.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.57	7.4%
Milk	$4.75	$4.67	1.7%
Potatoes	$5.33	$4.93	8.0%
Pizza	$14.38	$12.09	19.0%
Beer	$10.13	$10.41	2.7%

Health Care

Item	Montgomery	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$93.17	$125.68	25.9%
Doctor	$135.16	$135.78	0.5%
Dentist	$142.17	$113.29	25.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.63	$10.65	0.2%
Lipitor	$518.07	$468.60	10.6%

Housing

Item	Montgomery	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$309,800.00	$184,700.00	67.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,681.21	$2,346.69	28.4%
Apartment Rent	$1,282.00	$949.00	35.1%

Transportation

Item	Montgomery	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.33	$3.46	3.6%
Tire Balancing	$57.68	$59.92	3.7%

Utilities

Item	Montgomery	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$163.38	$193.99	15.8%
Phone	$188.43	$192.25	2.0%

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.
Garden City, GA	8,957	92	8.1%
Bloomingdale, GA	2,801	93	6.7%
Savannah, GA	145,492	97	3.0%
Georgetown, GA	12,545	99	0.6%
Port Wentworth, GA	8,886	102	2.2%
Montgomery, GA	5,323	116	16.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Red Oak, IA	5,323	83	17.5%
Churchville, PA	5,323	144	43.7%
Iola, KS	5,322	79	20.7%
Jeanerette, LA	5,321	86	14.2%
Strawberry, CA	5,325	288	188.1%
Montgomery, GA	5,323	116	16.0%

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 Montgomery, GA