Friendship, NY Cost Of Living

Friendship 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	Friendship	New York	National
Cost of living index	81	119	100
Index	Friendship	New York	National
Goods & Services index	98	109	100
Groceries index	97	108	100
Health care index	86	99	100
Housing index	39	145	100
Transportation index	103	108	100
Utilities index	109	102	100

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The cost of living in Friendship is 32% lower than the New York average.
The cost of living in Friendship is 19% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Friendship is 61% lower than the national average.
New York general sales tax is 21% lower than the national average.
New York state income tax is 80% higher 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	$36,290	$3,024	$847	$1,089
Renters	$28,125	$2,344	$656	$844

New York Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
New York	4%	8.875%

New York Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
New York	4%	8.82%

Goods & Services

Item	Friendship	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.88	$16.09	1.3%
Beauty Salon	$37.27	$37.33	0.2%
Toothpaste	$1.68	$2.45	31.5%
Shampoo	$0.89	$1.00	11.4%
Movie	$10.92	$10.28	6.2%
Bowling	$3.71	$4.93	24.8%

Groceries

Item	Friendship	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.36	$3.80	11.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.23	$1.40	11.9%
Milk	$1.95	$2.01	2.9%
Potatoes	$2.87	$3.01	4.6%
Pizza	$10.66	$9.89	7.8%
Beer	$8.86	$8.90	0.5%

Health Care

Item	Friendship	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$60.23	$102.16	41.0%
Doctor	$86.67	$108.36	20.0%
Dentist	$78.97	$92.53	14.6%
Ibuprofen	$8.50	$9.28	8.4%
Lipitor	$418.39	$425.82	1.7%

Housing

Item	Friendship	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$43,600.00	$184,700.00	76.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,359.27	$1,202.44	13.0%
Apartment Rent	$705.00	$949.00	25.7%

Transportation

Item	Friendship	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.36	$2.24	4.9%
Tire Balancing	$45.30	$46.29	2.1%

Utilities

Item	Friendship	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$151.54	$165.96	8.7%
Phone	$37.33	$28.68	30.1%

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.
Belfast, NY	866	81	-19%
Richburg, NY	546	81	-19%
Cuba, NY	1,531	82	-18%
Belmont, NY	921	82	-18%
Bolivar, NY	1,172	82	-18%
Friendship, NY	1,169	81	-19%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Crandon Lakes, NJ	1,169	111	11%
Boley, OK	1,169	81	-19%
Potter Lake, WI	1,169	101	1%
Convoy, OH	1,169	83	-17%
Manton, MI	1,170	82	-18%
Friendship, NY	1,169	81	-19%

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

Friendship, NY Cost of Living