City comparison
Alpharetta, GA is about 225 miles (375 km) from Savannah, GA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 275 miles, or about 4 h 45 min behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Alpharetta, GA to Savannah, GA takes about 27 min, covering roughly 225 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Alpharetta, GA is on Central Time and Savannah, GA is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Alpharetta, it's 1 p.m. in Savannah, which puts Alpharetta 1 hours behind.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Savannah has a population of 147,583, vs 65,884 in Alpharetta — about 2.2× larger by population. By land area, Savannah covers about 110 sq mi vs 27 sq mi for Alpharetta.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Alpharetta | Savannah | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,767/mo | $1,216/mo | 45.3% higher in Alpharetta |
| Median home value | $562,000 | $203,300 | 176.4% higher in Alpharetta |
| Median household income | $141,402 | $54,748 | 158.3% higher in Alpharetta |
| Groceries index | 100.3 | 96.5 | 3.9% higher in Alpharetta |
| Utilities index | 96.1 | 89.2 | 7.8% higher in Alpharetta |
| Transportation index | 97.0 | 98.8 | 1.8% higher in Savannah |
| Healthcare index | 96.5 | 98.3 | 1.9% higher in Savannah |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Alpharetta, you'd need $88,539 in Savannah to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Savannah, GA is about 11.5% cheaper overall than Alpharetta, GA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 31% higher in Alpharetta than in Savannah. If you earn $80,000 in Alpharetta, you'd need about $70,831 in Savannah to keep the same standard of living.