Cost Of Living In Matthews, GA

Matthews cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Matthews	Georgia	National
Cost of living index	80	94	100
Index	Matthews	Georgia	National
Goods & Services index	103	99	100
Groceries index	103	99	100
Health care index	95	99	100
Housing index	44	87	100
Transportation index	79	93	100
Utilities index	84	95	100

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The cost of living in Matthews is 15% lower than the Georgia average.
The cost of living in Matthews is 20% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Matthews is 56% lower than the national average.
Georgia general sales tax is 21% lower than the national average.
Georgia state income tax is 55% 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	$54,750	$4,563	$1,277	$1,643
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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%	6%

Goods & Services

Item	Matthews	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.18	$15.56	10.4%
Beauty Salon	$33.05	$36.11	8.5%
Toothpaste	$3.48	$2.47	40.6%
Shampoo	$0.86	$0.96	10.9%
Movie	$12.00	$10.13	18.5%
Bowling	$4.00	$4.74	15.5%

Groceries

Item	Matthews	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.42	$3.98	11.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.78	$1.41	26.7%
Milk	$2.03	$2.06	1.8%
Potatoes	$3.32	$2.98	11.3%
Pizza	$10.49	$9.47	10.7%
Beer	$8.91	$8.79	1.3%

Health Care

Item	Matthews	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$106.50	$101.04	5.4%
Doctor	$95.00	$107.44	11.6%
Dentist	$83.67	$90.42	7.5%
Ibuprofen	$8.82	$9.28	4.9%
Lipitor	$435.83	$426.50	2.2%

Housing

Item	Matthews	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$77,500.00	$175,700.00	55.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$871.30	$1,133.23	23.1%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$920.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Matthews	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.65	$1.99	17.3%
Tire Balancing	$32.00	$45.76	30.1%

Utilities

Item	Matthews	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$133.73	$163.81	18.4%
Phone	$24.99	$28.39	12.0%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Keysville, GA	292	76	-24%
Vidette, GA	117	80	-20%
Stapleton, GA	420	80	-20%
Avera, GA	306	81	-19%
Wrens, GA	2,587	82	-18%
Matthews, GA	277	80	-20%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Kiron, IA	277	78	-22%
Glenwood, IN	277	76	-24%
East Kingston, NY	277	108	8%
Carrsville, VA	277	98	-2%
Kingston, UT	277	93	-7%
Matthews, GA	277	80	-20%

Source: The Matthews, GA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Matthews, GA Cost of Living