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Athens vs Gainesville

$353/mo more in Gainesville

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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AthensGainesvilleAbout 43 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Gainesville leaves you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay

Same paycheck, two cities. $1,955/mo in Gainesville. $1,602/mo in Athens. +$4,236 a year.

Athens

$1,602

left each month

Gainesville

$1,955

+$353 vs Athens

Compare

Same paycheck, another city.

Gainesville wins 2 of 4Athens 2 · ties 0
$4,823Take-home · Gainesville$5,230
$1,297Rent · Athens$1,318
$1,924Other bills · Athens$1,957
$1,602Left over · Gainesville$1,955

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In 2022-2023, 85 households moved Athens → Gainesville (avg AGI $53,494). 147 went the other way. The whole move →

+$353 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthAthensGainesville
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Athens, GA and Gainesville, GA
Per monthAthensGainesvilleDifference
Gross pay$6,250$6,875+$625
Income and payroll tax$1,427$1,645+$218
Take-home pay$4,823$5,230+$407
Rent$1,297$1,318+$21
Getting around$527$559+$32
Groceries$386$386$0
Healthcare$434$434$0
Utilities$241$241$0
Everything else$337$337$0
Left over$1,602$1,955+$353

Salary to match Athens

$76,000

Gross pay in Gainesville that leaves the same amount as $75,000 in Athens.

Tax difference

−$389

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 22.8% in Athens, 23.9% in Gainesville.

More about Gainesville

Athens, GA in full

A flat 5.19% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,544 and 210 sunny days; commutes average 24 minutes.

Gainesville, GA in full

A flat 5.19% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,569 and 211 sunny days; commutes average 28 minutes.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Gainesville than Athens?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Gainesville leaves about $353 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,297 in Athens and $1,318 in Gainesville.

Does Gainesville have state income tax?

Gainesville is in Georgia, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Athens to Gainesville?

The paycheck is taxed in Georgia. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Athens and Gainesville changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.