Delaware, NJ Cost Of Living

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	102	125	100
Index	Delaware	New Jersey	National
Goods & Services index	102	112	100
Groceries index	100	105	100
Health care index	101	104	100
Housing index	n/a	158	100
Transportation index	110	112	100
Utilities index	98	115	100

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The cost of living in Delaware is 18% lower than the New Jersey average.
The cost of living in Delaware is 2% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Delaware is equal to the national average.
New Jersey general sales tax is 30% 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	6.625%	12.875%

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	$17.45	$16.09	8.5%
Beauty Salon	$38.21	$37.33	2.4%
Toothpaste	$2.13	$2.45	13.2%
Shampoo	$0.98	$1.00	1.9%
Movie	$10.90	$10.28	6.0%
Bowling	$4.04	$4.93	18.0%

Groceries

Item	Delaware	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.62	$3.80	4.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.40	0.9%
Milk	$1.86	$2.01	7.3%
Potatoes	$3.28	$3.01	9.1%
Pizza	$8.76	$9.89	11.3%
Beer	$9.61	$8.90	8.0%

Health Care

Item	Delaware	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$122.49	$102.16	19.9%
Doctor	$92.57	$108.36	14.6%
Dentist	$105.22	$92.53	13.7%
Ibuprofen	$9.31	$9.28	0.4%
Lipitor	$412.77	$425.82	3.1%

Housing

Item	Delaware	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,290.96	$1,202.44	7.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Delaware	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.53	$2.24	12.5%
Tire Balancing	$48.07	$46.29	3.8%

Utilities

Item	Delaware	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$177.01	$165.96	6.7%
Phone	$25.24	$28.68	12.0%

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	153	110	10%
Port Colden, NJ	118	110	10%
Buttzville, NJ	70	102	2%
Bridgeville, NJ	135	102	2%
Port Murray, NJ	98	110	10%
Delaware, NJ	99	102	2%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Young Place, NM	99	79	-21%
Oxly, MO	99	83	-17%
Unity Village, MO	99	90	-10%
Elgin, KS	99	74	-26%
Paden, MS	99	78	-22%
Delaware, NJ	99	102	2%

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

Delaware, NJ Cost of Living