Lithonia, GA Cost Of Living

Lithonia 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	Lithonia	Georgia	National
Cost of living index	87	93	100
Index	Lithonia	Georgia	National
Goods & Services index	102	96	100
Groceries index	105	99	100
Health care index	108	96	100
Housing index	55	86	100
Transportation index	101	96	100
Utilities index	85	97	100

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The cost of living in Lithonia is 7% lower than the Georgia average.
The cost of living in Lithonia is 13% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Lithonia is 45% 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	$41,146	$3,429	$960	$1,235
Renters	$26,141	$2,178	$610	$784

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	Lithonia	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.63	$16.09	22.1%
Beauty Salon	$46.88	$37.33	25.6%
Toothpaste	$2.87	$2.45	17.4%
Shampoo	$0.94	$1.00	5.7%
Movie	$14.93	$10.28	45.3%
Bowling	$4.96	$4.93	0.6%

Groceries

Item	Lithonia	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.88	$3.80	1.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.27	$1.40	9.3%
Milk	$1.98	$2.01	1.4%
Potatoes	$3.75	$3.01	24.4%
Pizza	$9.29	$9.89	6.0%
Beer	$9.07	$8.90	1.9%

Health Care

Item	Lithonia	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$102.23	$102.16	0.1%
Doctor	$105.10	$108.36	3.0%
Dentist	$114.97	$92.53	24.3%
Ibuprofen	$9.38	$9.28	1.1%
Lipitor	$414.55	$425.82	2.6%

Housing

Item	Lithonia	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$81,400.00	$184,700.00	55.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,050.93	$1,202.44	12.6%
Apartment Rent	$761.00	$949.00	19.8%

Transportation

Item	Lithonia	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.32	$2.24	3.3%
Tire Balancing	$44.65	$46.29	3.5%

Utilities

Item	Lithonia	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$126.90	$165.96	23.5%
Phone	$27.67	$28.68	3.5%

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.
Lakeview Estates, GA	2,751	79	-21%
Forest Park, GA	19,156	84	-16%
Conley, GA	5,397	85	-15%
Porterdale, GA	1,633	86	-14%
Lake City, GA	2,712	87	-13%
Lithonia, GA	2,093	87	-13%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Prophetstown, IL	2,093	88	-12%
Churchville, NY	2,093	93	-7%
Hurlock, MD	2,092	94	-6%
Forest City, PA	2,092	88	-12%
Shelby, MI	2,092	84	-16%
Lithonia, GA	2,093	87	-13%

Source: The Lithonia, GA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Lithonia, GA Cost of Living