Are you craving some fast food? Well, if you live in Georgia, then you’re in luck: Georgia is the 2nd cheapest state in the whole country for buying takeout from major chains, according to a new study conducted by NetCredit. Keep scrolling for all the details!
Where does Georgia rank on the list of states?
Georgia comes in 2nd, just after West Virginia.
Georgia has a statewide fast food price at 9.87% below the national average, and several Georgia cities actually rank among the most affordable in the country.
How does the city of Atlanta hold up against other Georgia cities?
Atlanta’s fast–food prices skew below national levels, though affordability varies quite a lot by chain. Here’s the breakdown:
- Overall: –4.54%
- Popeyes: –12.04%
- McDonald’s: +2.34%
- KFC: +3.76%
- Subway: –8.97%
- Taco Bell: –1.65%
- Pizza Hut: –10.68%
And when compared to other Georgia cities, here’s how Atlanta holds up:
- Macon: –13.43% (2nd cheapest U.S. city)
- Columbus: –10.99% (6th cheapest)
- Augusta: –10.92% (7th cheapest)
- Savannah: –10.08%
- Atlanta: –4.54% (still cheaper than national average)
In other words, Atlanta is still more affordable than other places, BUT, some Georgia cities, like Macon, fall even higher on the affordability ranking. In fact, the only city in the entire U.S. that beats out Macon is Parkersburg, West Virginia.
How did NetCredit come up with this data?
Here’s what they say,
We used Grubhub.com to retrieve the menus for different fast food chains in 260 cities that comprised the most populous in each state. Then, we calculated the average national price for a set of popular items for each chain, both for the items individually and the full set……