Calabash, NC Cost Of Living

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	92	94	100
Index	Calabash	North Carolina	National
Goods & Services index	97	98	100
Groceries index	103	98	100
Health care index	121	107	100
Housing index	71	85	100
Transportation index	107	98	100
Utilities index	100	96	100

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The cost of living in Calabash is 2% lower than the North Carolina average.
The cost of living in Calabash is 8% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Calabash is 29% 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	$40,795	$3,400	$952	$1,224
Renters	$20,357	$1,696	$475	$611

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	$14.50	$16.09	9.9%
Beauty Salon	$44.31	$37.33	18.7%
Toothpaste	$3.24	$2.45	32.4%
Shampoo	$1.13	$1.00	12.9%
Movie	$11.63	$10.28	13.1%
Bowling	$3.91	$4.93	20.7%

Groceries

Item	Calabash	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.42	$3.80	16.3%
Fried Chicken	$2.14	$1.40	53.4%
Milk	$2.11	$2.01	5.1%
Potatoes	$3.29	$3.01	9.3%
Pizza	$9.83	$9.89	0.6%
Beer	$8.36	$8.90	6.0%

Health Care

Item	Calabash	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$126.53	$102.16	23.9%
Doctor	$145.87	$108.36	34.6%
Dentist	$114.73	$92.53	24.0%
Ibuprofen	$9.26	$9.28	0.2%
Lipitor	$438.48	$425.82	3.0%

Housing

Item	Calabash	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$114,900.00	$184,700.00	37.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,067.31	$1,202.44	11.2%
Apartment Rent	$860.00	$949.00	9.4%

Transportation

Item	Calabash	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.18	$2.24	2.9%
Tire Balancing	$59.69	$46.29	29.0%

Utilities

Item	Calabash	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$152.12	$165.96	8.3%
Phone	$32.00	$28.68	11.6%

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	239	91	-9%
Little River, SC	9,239	98	-2%
Shallotte, NC	3,784	100	0%
Carolina Shores, NC	3,714	103	3%
Sunset Beach, NC	3,762	109	9%
Calabash, NC	1,763	92	-8%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
St. Stephen, SC	1,763	90	-10%
Reform, AL	1,763	77	-23%
Nooksack, WA	1,763	110	10%
Munfordville, KY	1,763	81	-19%
North Berwick, ME	1,764	105	5%
Calabash, NC	1,763	92	-8%

Source: The Calabash, NC cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Calabash, NC Cost of Living