Cost Of Living in Portal, 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	Portal	Georgia	National
Cost of living	85	93	100
Goods & Services	98	97	100
Groceries	102	98	100
Health care	109	100	100
Housing	56	86	100
Transportation	96	94	100
Utilities	90	86	100

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The cost of living in Portal is 8% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Portal is 15% lower than the national average
Portal housing is 44% lower 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	$42,000	$3,500	$980	$1,260
Renters	$44,844	$3,737	$1,046	$1,345

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	Portal	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	Portal	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	Portal	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	Portal	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$75,000.00	$184,700.00	59.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,681.21	$2,346.69	28.4%
Apartment Rent	$866.00	$949.00	8.7%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Portal	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.
Canoochee, GA	42	77	23.0%
Garfield, GA	129	80	20.0%
Rocky Ford, GA	212	77	22.9%
Pulaski, GA	256	82	17.6%
Twin City, GA	1,595	81	18.8%
Portal, GA	605	85	14.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Collins, GA	605	84	16.1%
Keystone, IA	605	89	11.2%
Augusta, IL	605	83	16.5%
Maple Hill, KS	605	90	9.7%
Boothville, LA	605	79	21.2%
Portal, GA	605	85	14.7%

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 Portal, GA