2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Perry, GA vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Is it cheaper to live in Tuscaloosa or is it cheaper to live in Perry?
- Tuscaloosa is 7.5% more expensive than Perry.

Which city has more affordable housing, Tuscaloosa or Perry?
- Tuscaloosa housing costs are 7.5% more expensive than Perry housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Perry or is Health Care more affordable in Tuscaloosa.
- Health related expenses are 10.5% more in Tuscaloosa.
 Perry, GATuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Overall  Unlock88.6100
 Food & Groceries96.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock114.7100
 Housing58.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$192,400$338,100
 Utilities104  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock78.8100
 Miscellaneous102.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Perry    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

we moved to Perry, Ga. in October, 2012 and we love it. The sky is clear, the people are friendly, the restaurants and shopping areas are almost empty. We went to the  More

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Over 19 years ago

as far as recreational things: you probably want to travel 15min north to warner robins to go see a movie or go to a nice resturant. we have nice eateries too but if  More

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Reviews for Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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