Berkeley Lake, Georgia Cost Of Living

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Overall 30%

Goods & Services 10%

Housing 95%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

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	Berkeley Lake	Georgia	National
Cost of living	130	93	100
Goods & Services	110	97	100
Groceries	98	96	100
Health care	106	96	100
Housing	195	86	100
Transportation	100	92	100
Utilities	84	91	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Berkeley Lake is 41% higher than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Berkeley Lake is 30% higher than the national average
Berkeley Lake housing is 95% higher than the national average
Georgia general sales tax is 21% lower than the national average
Georgia state income tax is 59% 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	$121,591	$10,133	$2,837	$3,648
Renters	$87,813	$7,318	$2,049	$2,635

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%	5.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Berkeley Lake	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.13	$20.27	19.0%
Beauty Salon	$50.23	$40.39	24.4%
Toothpaste	$2.01	$2.36	14.9%
Shampoo	$0.99	$1.08	7.7%
Movie	$14.44	$10.99	31.4%
Bowling	$18.13	$15.49	17.1%

Groceries

Item	Berkeley Lake	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.09	$4.30	4.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.02	$1.40	27.3%
Milk	$1.66	$2.20	24.6%
Potatoes	$4.00	$3.22	24.4%
Pizza	$10.92	$10.74	1.7%
Beer	$11.77	$9.60	22.6%

Health Care

Item	Berkeley Lake	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$121.68	$109.73	10.9%
Doctor	$121.28	$118.34	2.5%
Dentist	$114.41	$100.94	13.3%
Ibuprofen	$9.23	$9.93	7.0%
Lipitor	$480.14	$469.53	2.3%

Housing

Item	Berkeley Lake	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$362,300.00	$184,700.00	96.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,377.99	$1,229.62	12.1%
Apartment Rent	$1,833.00	$949.00	93.2%

Transportation

Item	Berkeley Lake	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.71	$2.71	0.2%
Tire Balancing	$51.76	$51.86	0.2%

Utilities

Item	Berkeley Lake	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$122.51	$170.84	28.3%
Phone	$188.46	$187.18	0.7%

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.
Stone Mountain, GA	6,102	90	9.9%
Clarkston, GA	12,594	91	9.0%
Pine Lake, GA	644	95	4.7%
Lawrenceville, GA	30,127	96	3.5%
Doraville, GA	10,348	97	2.7%
Berkeley Lake, GA	1,924	130	30.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Shamrock, TX	1,924	77	23.2%
Wadley, GA	1,923	77	23.1%
Colfax, IA	1,925	80	19.5%
Constantine, MI	1,925	86	14.4%
Harvey, ND	1,923	84	15.9%
Berkeley Lake, GA	1,924	130	30.4%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.