City comparison
Marietta, GA is about 225 miles (375 km) from Savannah, GA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 300 miles, or about 5 h 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 Marietta, GA to Savannah, GA takes about 28 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.
Marietta, GA is on Central Time and Savannah, GA is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Marietta, it's 1 p.m. in Savannah, which puts Marietta 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 61,387 in Marietta — about 2.4× larger by population. By land area, Savannah covers about 110 sq mi vs 24 sq mi for Marietta.
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 | Marietta | Savannah | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,372/mo | $1,216/mo | 12.8% higher in Marietta |
| Median home value | $376,400 | $203,300 | 85.1% higher in Marietta |
| Median household income | $67,589 | $54,748 | 23.5% higher in Marietta |
| Groceries index | 100.3 | 96.5 | 3.9% higher in Marietta |
| Utilities index | 96.1 | 89.2 | 7.8% higher in Marietta |
| 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 Marietta, you'd need $89,559 in Savannah to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Savannah, GA is about 10.4% cheaper overall than Marietta, GA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 27% higher in Marietta than in Savannah. If you earn $80,000 in Marietta, you'd need about $71,647 in Savannah to keep the same standard of living.