Index | Charleston | South Carolina | National |
Cost of living index | 115 | 97 | 100 |
Index | Charleston | South Carolina | National |
Goods & Services index | 109 | 106 | 100 |
Groceries index | 101 | 103 | 100 |
Health care index | 104 | 101 | 100 |
Housing index | 135 | 80 | 100 |
Transportation index | 95 | 92 | 100 |
Utilities index | 118 | 111 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $85,700 | $7,142 | $2,000 | $2,571 |
Renters | $37,219 | $3,102 | $868 | $1,117 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
South Carolina | 6% | 9% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
South Carolina | 0% | 7% |
Item | Charleston | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $16.17 | $16.09 | 0.5% |
Beauty Salon | $44.38 | $37.33 | 18.9% |
Toothpaste | $2.88 | $2.45 | 17.7% |
Shampoo | $0.91 | $1.00 | 8.7% |
Movie | $7.84 | $10.28 | 23.8% |
Bowling | $3.69 | $4.93 | 25.3% |
Item | Charleston | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.83 | $3.80 | 0.7% |
Fried Chicken | $1.40 | $1.40 | 0.2% |
Milk | $1.98 | $2.01 | 1.4% |
Potatoes | $3.39 | $3.01 | 12.7% |
Pizza | $9.26 | $9.89 | 6.3% |
Beer | $8.48 | $8.90 | 4.7% |
Item | Charleston | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $105.51 | $102.16 | 3.3% |
Doctor | $114.72 | $108.36 | 5.9% |
Dentist | $96.39 | $92.53 | 4.2% |
Ibuprofen | $9.86 | $9.28 | 6.3% |
Lipitor | $420.45 | $425.82 | 1.3% |
Item | Charleston | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $269,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 45.9% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $995.47 | $1,202.44 | 17.2% |
Apartment Rent | $1,052.00 | $949.00 | 10.9% |
Item | Charleston | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.10 | $2.24 | 6.4% |
Tire Balancing | $45.10 | $46.29 | 2.6% |
Item | Charleston | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $260.94 | $165.96 | 57.2% |
Phone | $20.88 | $28.68 | 27.2% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
North Charleston, SC | 106,113 | 100 | 0% |
Goose Creek, SC | 40,553 | 105 | 5% |
Hanahan, SC | 20,710 | 105 | 5% |
James Island, SC | 11,844 | 113 | 13% |
Mount Pleasant, SC | 77,907 | 133 | 33% |
Charleston, SC | 129,888 | 115 | 15% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Enterprise, NV | 129,620 | 109 | 9% |
Cedar Rapids, IA | 129,537 | 91 | -9% |
New Haven, CT | 130,405 | 111 | 11% |
Carrollton, TX | 129,266 | 102 | 2% |
Thornton, CO | 130,511 | 105 | 5% |
Charleston, SC | 129,888 | 115 | 15% |