Cost Of Living In Delaware, NJ

Delaware 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	Delaware	New Jersey	National
Cost of living index	109	127	100
Index	Delaware	New Jersey	National
Goods & Services index	113	114	100
Groceries index	102	104	100
Health care index	102	100	100
Housing index	n/a	166	100
Transportation index	106	107	100
Utilities index	109	110	100

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The cost of living in Delaware is 14% lower than the New Jersey average.
The cost of living in Delaware is 9% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Delaware is equal to the national average.
New Jersey general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average.
New Jersey state income tax is 37% 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

New Jersey Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
New Jersey	7%	7%

New Jersey Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
New Jersey	1.4%	8.97%

Goods & Services

Item	Delaware	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.80	$15.56	27.2%
Beauty Salon	$31.53	$36.11	12.7%
Toothpaste	$2.04	$2.47	17.4%
Shampoo	$0.96	$0.96	0.9%
Movie	$12.25	$10.13	21.0%
Bowling	$4.44	$4.74	6.3%

Groceries

Item	Delaware	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.72	$3.98	6.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.42	$1.41	1.2%
Milk	$2.35	$2.06	13.9%
Potatoes	$2.76	$2.98	7.6%
Pizza	$8.16	$9.47	13.8%
Beer	$9.12	$8.79	3.7%

Health Care

Item	Delaware	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$104.60	$101.04	3.5%
Doctor	$88.87	$107.44	17.3%
Dentist	$110.17	$90.42	21.8%
Ibuprofen	$8.59	$9.28	7.4%
Lipitor	$389.54	$426.50	8.7%

Housing

Item	Delaware	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$175,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,533.70	$1,133.23	35.3%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$920.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Delaware	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.92	$1.99	3.6%
Tire Balancing	$59.07	$45.76	29.1%

Utilities

Item	Delaware	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$168.73	$163.81	3.0%
Phone	$33.50	$28.39	18.0%

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.
Allamuchy, NJ	100	109	9%
Bridgeville, NJ	99	109	9%
Port Murray, NJ	90	109	9%
Saylorsburg, PA	616	96	-4%
Pen Argyl, PA	3,576	96	-4%
Delaware, NJ	86	109	9%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Manchester, OK	86	75	-25%
Anvik, AK	86	111	11%
Beaver, AK	86	115	15%
Ashley, MO	86	79	-21%
Turtle River, MN	86	95	-5%
Delaware, NJ	86	109	9%

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

Delaware, NJ Cost of Living