Cost Of Living in Ideal, 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	Ideal	Georgia	National
Cost of living	81	93	100
Goods & Services	99	97	100
Groceries	96	98	100
Health care	133	100	100
Housing	42	86	100
Transportation	92	94	100
Utilities	86	86	100

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The cost of living in Ideal is 13% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Ideal is 19% lower than the national average
Ideal housing is 58% 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	$28,750	$2,396	$671	$863
Renters	$14,338	$1,195	$335	$430

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	Ideal	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.00	$24.26	29.9%
Beauty Salon	$36.53	$45.56	19.8%
Toothpaste	$3.64	$3.70	1.7%
Shampoo	$1.31	$1.28	2.0%
Movie	$11.49	$12.13	5.3%
Bowling	$14.00	$18.00	22.2%

Groceries

Item	Ideal	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.16	$5.84	5.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.44	$1.57	8.2%
Milk	$4.61	$4.67	1.3%
Potatoes	$5.31	$4.93	7.5%
Pizza	$11.32	$12.09	6.3%
Beer	$10.19	$10.41	2.2%

Health Care

Item	Ideal	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$91.67	$125.68	27.1%
Doctor	$116.11	$135.78	14.5%
Dentist	$95.33	$113.29	15.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.19	$10.65	4.3%
Lipitor	$412.38	$468.60	12.0%

Housing

Item	Ideal	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$55,600.00	$184,700.00	69.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,593.02	$2,346.69	32.1%
Apartment Rent	$659.00	$949.00	30.6%

Transportation

Item	Ideal	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.22	$3.46	7.0%
Tire Balancing	$34.00	$59.92	43.3%

Utilities

Item	Ideal	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$172.47	$193.99	11.1%
Phone	$188.97	$192.25	1.7%

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.
Oglethorpe, GA	1,274	79	20.9%
Andersonville, GA	142	80	20.0%
Reynolds, GA	773	81	18.8%
Marshallville, GA	1,284	81	18.8%
Montezuma, GA	3,039	84	16.3%
Ideal, GA	495	81	19.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Gambell, AK	495	99	1.4%
Isleton, CA	495	111	11.2%
Wilkerson, CA	495	129	29.0%
Hume, IL	495	83	17.5%
Fairview, MO	495	80	19.7%
Ideal, GA	495	81	19.2%

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 Ideal, GA