City comparison
Atlanta, GA is about 225 miles (350 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 Atlanta, 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.
Atlanta, GA is on Central Time and Savannah, GA is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Atlanta, it's 1 p.m. in Savannah, which puts Atlanta 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.
Atlanta has a population of 494,838, vs 147,583 in Savannah — about 3.4× larger by population. By land area, Atlanta covers about 135 sq mi vs 110 sq mi for Savannah.
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 | Atlanta | Savannah | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,512/mo | $1,216/mo | 24.3% higher in Atlanta |
| Median home value | $395,600 | $203,300 | 94.6% higher in Atlanta |
| Median household income | $77,655 | $54,748 | 41.8% higher in Atlanta |
| Groceries index | 100.3 | 96.5 | 3.9% higher in Atlanta |
| Utilities index | 96.1 | 89.2 | 7.8% higher in Atlanta |
| 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 Atlanta, you'd need $89,196 in Savannah to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Savannah, GA is about 10.8% cheaper overall than Atlanta, GA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 29% higher in Atlanta than in Savannah. If you earn $80,000 in Atlanta, you'd need about $71,357 in Savannah to keep the same standard of living.