Cost Of Living In Calabash, NC

Calabash cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Calabash	North Carolina	National
Cost of living index	95	95	100
Index	Calabash	North Carolina	National
Goods & Services index	99	100	100
Groceries index	103	99	100
Health care index	113	105	100
Housing index	81	87	100
Transportation index	101	94	100
Utilities index	100	97	100

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The cost of living in Calabash is equal to the North Carolina average.
The cost of living in Calabash is 5% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Calabash is 19% lower than the national average.
North Carolina general sales tax is 7% lower than the national average.
North Carolina state income tax is 159% higher than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$37,000	$3,083	$863	$1,110
Renters	$26,250	$2,188	$612	$788

North Carolina Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
North Carolina	4.75%	7.5%

North Carolina Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
North Carolina	5.75%	5.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Calabash	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.22	$15.56	8.6%
Beauty Salon	$41.53	$36.11	15.0%
Toothpaste	$2.12	$2.47	14.3%
Shampoo	$1.00	$0.96	3.3%
Movie	$11.29	$10.13	11.5%
Bowling	$3.90	$4.74	17.7%

Groceries

Item	Calabash	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.72	$3.98	18.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.36	$1.41	3.1%
Milk	$1.97	$2.06	4.5%
Potatoes	$3.34	$2.98	12.0%
Pizza	$9.13	$9.47	3.6%
Beer	$8.69	$8.79	1.1%

Health Care

Item	Calabash	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$110.28	$101.04	9.1%
Doctor	$140.44	$107.44	30.7%
Dentist	$101.50	$90.42	12.3%
Ibuprofen	$8.83	$9.28	4.9%
Lipitor	$427.77	$426.50	0.3%

Housing

Item	Calabash	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$130,400.00	$175,700.00	25.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$958.55	$1,133.23	15.4%
Apartment Rent	$896.00	$920.00	2.6%

Transportation

Item	Calabash	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.96	$1.99	1.6%
Tire Balancing	$48.95	$45.76	7.0%

Utilities

Item	Calabash	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$167.71	$163.81	2.4%
Phone	$28.00	$28.39	1.4%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Atlantic Beach, SC	267	88	-12%
Little River, SC	9,273	99	-1%
Shallotte, NC	3,639	99	-1%
Carolina Shores, NC	3,461	104	4%
North Myrtle Beach, SC	14,485	109	9%
Calabash, NC	1,738	95	-5%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Elmore, AL	1,738	84	-16%
Glen Rock, PA	1,738	100	-0%
Talty, TX	1,738	120	20%
Springerville, AZ	1,738	96	-4%
Salisbury, MO	1,738	83	-17%
Calabash, NC	1,738	95	-5%

Source: The Calabash, NC cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Calabash, NC Cost of Living