El Portal, CA Cost Of Living

El Portal 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	El Portal	California	National
Cost of living index	133	138	100
Index	El Portal	California	National
Goods & Services index	103	110	100
Groceries index	104	115	100
Health care index	107	109	100
Housing index	190	196	100
Transportation index	115	125	100
Utilities index	124	114	100

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The cost of living in El Portal is 4% lower than the California average.
The cost of living in El Portal is 33% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in El Portal is 90% higher than the national average.
California general sales tax is 42% higher than the national average.
California state income tax is 55% 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	$105,625	$8,802	$2,464	$3,169
Renters	$82,361	$6,863	$1,922	$2,471

California Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
California	7.25%	10.25%

California Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
California	1%	13.3%

Goods & Services

Item	El Portal	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.14	$16.09	12.8%
Beauty Salon	$41.10	$37.33	10.1%
Toothpaste	$4.95	$2.45	102.1%
Shampoo	$1.17	$1.00	16.8%
Movie	$10.60	$10.28	3.1%
Bowling	$6.04	$4.93	22.5%

Groceries

Item	El Portal	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.88	$3.80	2.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.25	$1.40	10.6%
Milk	$2.37	$2.01	18.1%
Potatoes	$2.63	$3.01	12.6%
Pizza	$13.59	$9.89	37.5%
Beer	$9.01	$8.90	1.3%

Health Care

Item	El Portal	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$129.44	$102.16	26.7%
Doctor	$102.53	$108.36	5.4%
Dentist	$108.32	$92.53	17.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.13	$9.28	9.1%
Lipitor	$418.44	$425.82	1.7%

Housing

Item	El Portal	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$411,400.00	$184,700.00	122.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,330.75	$1,202.44	10.7%
Apartment Rent	$1,078.00	$949.00	13.6%

Transportation

Item	El Portal	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.76	$2.24	23.1%
Tire Balancing	$46.11	$46.29	0.4%

Utilities

Item	El Portal	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$259.33	$165.96	56.3%
Phone	$24.98	$28.68	12.9%

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.
Fish Camp, CA	86	108	8%
Buck Meadows, CA	39	108	8%
Yosemite Valley, CA	1,000	81	-19%
Mariposa, CA	1,472	96	-4%
Bootjack, CA	705	107	7%
El Portal, CA	403	133	33%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Ernest, PA	403	87	-13%
Newtok, AK	403	100	0%
Gorst, WA	403	120	20%
Blue Berry Hill, TX	403	79	-21%
Gayville, SD	403	83	-17%
El Portal, CA	403	133	33%

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

El Portal, CA Cost of Living