Cost Of Living in Montezuma, 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	Montezuma	Georgia	National
Cost of living	84	93	100
Goods & Services	99	97	100
Groceries	96	98	100
Health care	133	100	100
Housing	52	86	100
Transportation	92	94	100
Utilities	86	86	100

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The cost of living in Montezuma is 10% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Montezuma is 16% lower than the national average
Montezuma housing is 48% 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	$49,643	$4,137	$1,158	$1,489
Renters	$26,833	$2,236	$626	$805

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	Montezuma	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	Montezuma	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	Montezuma	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	Montezuma	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$86,500.00	$184,700.00	53.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,593.02	$2,346.69	32.1%
Apartment Rent	$596.00	$949.00	37.2%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Montezuma	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.
Byromville, GA	529	76	23.6%
Oglethorpe, GA	1,274	79	20.9%
Andersonville, GA	142	80	20.0%
Dooling, GA	43	79	21.4%
Lilly, GA	201	79	20.8%
Montezuma, GA	3,039	84	16.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Proctor, MN	3,039	96	3.8%
South Pittsburg, TN	3,038	80	19.8%
Marin City, CA	3,040	201	101.1%
Beechwood Trails, OH	3,040	105	5.5%
Belchertown, MA	3,037	113	13.3%
Montezuma, GA	3,039	84	16.3%

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 Montezuma, GA