City comparison
Macon-Bibb County, GA is about 150 miles (250 km) from Savannah, GA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 200 miles, or about 3 h 15 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 Macon-Bibb County, GA to Savannah, GA takes about 19 min, covering roughly 150 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.
Macon-Bibb County, GA is on Central Time and Savannah, GA is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Macon-Bibb County, it's 1 p.m. in Savannah, which puts Macon-Bibb County 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.
Macon-Bibb County has a population of 156,554, vs 147,583 in Savannah — about the same size. By land area, Macon-Bibb County covers about 250 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 | Macon-Bibb County | Savannah | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $967/mo | $1,216/mo | 25.7% higher in Savannah |
| Median home value | $155,200 | $203,300 | 31.0% higher in Savannah |
| Median household income | $48,897 | $54,748 | 12.0% higher in Savannah |
| Groceries index | 96.5 | 96.5 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 89.7 | 89.2 | 0.6% higher in Macon-Bibb County |
| Transportation index | 98.8 | 98.8 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 98.3 | 98.3 | ≈ 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 Macon-Bibb County, you'd need $111,222 in Savannah to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Macon-Bibb County, GA is about 10.1% cheaper overall than Savannah, GA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 34% higher in Savannah than in Macon-Bibb County. If you earn $80,000 in Macon-Bibb County, you'd need about $88,978 in Savannah to keep the same standard of living.