Cost comparison

Compare Cities

Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.

Sandy Springs salary needed$79,593
Marietta salary needed$65,000
Marietta rent difference+$53
Marietta score difference+3

Georgia

Sandy Springs

Sandy Springs is a supplemental starter city profile for the Atlanta-area premium suburb market in Georgia, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.

  • Median rent: $1,677
  • Home price: $694,123
  • Salary needed: $79,593
  • Move score: 74/100

Georgia

Marietta

Marietta is a Atlanta-area family and commuter market in Georgia, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.

  • Median rent: $1,730
  • Home price: $477,858
  • Salary needed: $65,000
  • Move score: 77/100

Comparison

Sandy Springs vs Marietta

Marietta has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Sandy Springs has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Marietta minus Sandy Springs.

MetricSandy SpringsMariettaDifferenceAdvantageWhy
Median rent$1,677$1,730+$53Sandy SpringsSandy Springs has the lower median rent.
Home price$694,123$477,858-$216,265MariettaMarietta has the lower home price.
Utilities$197/mo$180/mo-$17/moMariettaMarietta has the lower utilities.
Groceries index10499-5MariettaMarietta has the lower groceries index.
Salary needed$79,593$65,000-$14,593MariettaMarietta has the lower salary needed.
Move score74/10077/100+3MariettaMarietta has the higher move score.