City comparison
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 | Dallas | Savannah | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,305/mo | $1,216/mo | 7.3% higher in A |
| Median home value | $270,700 | $203,300 | 33.2% higher in A |
| Median household income | $63,985 | $54,748 | 16.9% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 90.5 | 100.3 | 9.7% lower in A |
| Utilities index | 74.6 | 97.5 | 23.5% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 87.0 | 85.0 | 2.4% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 99.8 | 99.8 | ≈ equal |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Dallas, you'd need $100,296 in Savannah to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Dallas and Savannah have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 7% lower in Savannah than in Dallas. If you earn $80,000 in Dallas, you'd need about $80,237 in Savannah to keep the same standard of living.