Columbia, LA Cost Of Living

Columbia 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	Columbia	Louisiana	National
Cost of living index	78	92	100
Index	Columbia	Louisiana	National
Goods & Services index	96	97	100
Groceries index	100	98	100
Health care index	85	97	100
Housing index	35	81	100
Transportation index	91	97	100
Utilities index	103	94	100

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The cost of living in Columbia is 15% lower than the Louisiana average.
The cost of living in Columbia is 22% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Columbia is 65% lower than the national average.
Louisiana general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average.
Louisiana state income tax is 10% lower 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	$36,875	$3,073	$860	$1,106
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Louisiana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Louisiana	5%	12%

Louisiana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Louisiana	2%	6%

Goods & Services

Item	Columbia	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.94	$16.09	0.9%
Beauty Salon	$29.12	$37.33	22.0%
Toothpaste	$2.19	$2.45	10.6%
Shampoo	$1.03	$1.00	2.7%
Movie	$7.48	$10.28	27.3%
Bowling	$10.03	$4.93	103.4%

Groceries

Item	Columbia	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.07	$3.80	7.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.15	$1.40	17.8%
Milk	$2.20	$2.01	9.4%
Potatoes	$3.57	$3.01	18.6%
Pizza	$9.23	$9.89	6.6%
Beer	$8.55	$8.90	3.9%

Health Care

Item	Columbia	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$93.92	$102.16	8.1%
Doctor	$76.24	$108.36	29.6%
Dentist	$79.52	$92.53	14.1%
Ibuprofen	$8.41	$9.28	9.4%
Lipitor	$424.21	$425.82	0.4%

Housing

Item	Columbia	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$65,000.00	$184,700.00	64.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,066.65	$1,202.44	11.3%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Columbia	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.04	$2.24	9.2%
Tire Balancing	$42.45	$46.29	8.3%

Utilities

Item	Columbia	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$131.00	$165.96	21.1%
Phone	$37.69	$28.68	31.4%

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.
Clarks, LA	926	77	-23%
Banks Springs, LA	1,466	79	-21%
Olla, LA	1,363	80	-20%
Grayson, LA	397	82	-18%
Columbia, LA	478	78	-22%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
El Nido, CA	478	88	-12%
Cherry, IL	478	87	-13%
Vernon, IN	478	88	-12%
Varna, IL	478	85	-15%
Lyle, MN	478	82	-18%
Columbia, LA	478	78	-22%

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

Columbia, LA Cost of Living