City comparison
Sandy Springs, 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 Sandy Springs, 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.
Sandy Springs, GA is on Central Time and Savannah, GA is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Sandy Springs, it's 1 p.m. in Savannah, which puts Sandy Springs 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 107,221 in Sandy Springs — about 1.4× larger by population. By land area, Savannah covers about 110 sq mi vs 38 sq mi for Sandy Springs.
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 | Sandy Springs | Savannah | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,670/mo | $1,216/mo | 37.3% higher in Sandy Springs |
| Median home value | $556,300 | $203,300 | 173.6% higher in Sandy Springs |
| Median household income | $93,303 | $54,748 | 70.4% higher in Sandy Springs |
| Groceries index | 100.3 | 96.5 | 3.9% higher in Sandy Springs |
| Utilities index | 96.1 | 89.2 | 7.8% higher in Sandy Springs |
| 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 Sandy Springs, you'd need $88,794 in Savannah to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Savannah, GA is about 11.2% cheaper overall than Sandy Springs, GA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 30% higher in Sandy Springs than in Savannah. If you earn $80,000 in Sandy Springs, you'd need about $71,035 in Savannah to keep the same standard of living.