La Plata, MO Cost Of Living

La Plata 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	La Plata	Missouri	National
Cost of living index	81	90	100
Index	La Plata	Missouri	National
Goods & Services index	97	93	100
Groceries index	98	98	100
Health care index	100	97	100
Housing index	44	78	100
Transportation index	95	94	100
Utilities index	97	103	100

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The cost of living in La Plata is 10% lower than the Missouri average.
The cost of living in La Plata is 19% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in La Plata is 56% lower than the national average.
Missouri general sales tax is 17% lower than the national average.
Missouri state income tax is 33% 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	$42,625	$3,552	$995	$1,279
Renters	$18,906	$1,576	$441	$567

Missouri Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Missouri	4.225%	10.85%

Missouri Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Missouri	1.5%	6%

Goods & Services

Item	La Plata	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.44	$16.09	4.0%
Beauty Salon	$36.29	$37.33	2.8%
Toothpaste	$2.42	$2.45	1.3%
Shampoo	$0.84	$1.00	16.0%
Movie	$10.05	$10.28	2.2%
Bowling	$5.00	$4.93	1.4%

Groceries

Item	La Plata	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.32	$3.80	12.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.42	$1.40	1.7%
Milk	$2.14	$2.01	6.6%
Potatoes	$2.64	$3.01	12.3%
Pizza	$10.10	$9.89	2.2%
Beer	$8.54	$8.90	4.0%

Health Care

Item	La Plata	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$81.33	$102.16	20.4%
Doctor	$127.06	$108.36	17.3%
Dentist	$80.51	$92.53	13.0%
Ibuprofen	$8.77	$9.28	5.5%
Lipitor	$459.88	$425.82	8.0%

Housing

Item	La Plata	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$76,600.00	$184,700.00	58.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,055.24	$1,202.44	12.2%
Apartment Rent	$466.00	$949.00	50.9%

Transportation

Item	La Plata	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.16	$2.24	3.6%
Tire Balancing	$42.29	$46.29	8.7%

Utilities

Item	La Plata	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$162.17	$165.96	2.3%
Phone	$27.96	$28.68	2.5%

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.
South Gifford, MO	58	71	-29%
Elmer, MO	84	71	-29%
Hurdland, MO	104	68	-32%
Gibbs, MO	102	72	-28%
Ethel, MO	60	74	-26%
La Plata, MO	1,333	81	-19%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Steep Falls, ME	1,333	107	7%
Tracy City, TN	1,333	82	-18%
Sea Bright, NJ	1,333	162	62%
Red Lake Falls, MN	1,333	85	-15%
Mountain View, WY	1,333	94	-6%
La Plata, MO	1,333	81	-19%

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

La Plata, MO Cost of Living