Cost Of Living In La Plata, MO

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	82	91	100
Index	La Plata	Missouri	National
Goods & Services index	100	95	100
Groceries index	98	97	100
Health care index	101	97	100
Housing index	43	79	100
Transportation index	92	93	100
Utilities index	105	104	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 18% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in La Plata is 57% 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	$41,711	$3,476	$973	$1,251
Renters	$22,386	$1,866	$522	$672

Missouri Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Missouri	4.225%	9.35%

Missouri Income Tax

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

Goods & Services

Item	La Plata	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.53	$15.56	6.6%
Beauty Salon	$40.48	$36.11	12.1%
Toothpaste	$2.84	$2.47	14.7%
Shampoo	$1.24	$0.96	28.8%
Movie	$9.92	$10.13	2.0%
Bowling	$5.13	$4.74	8.3%

Groceries

Item	La Plata	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.68	$3.98	7.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.48	$1.41	5.2%
Milk	$2.15	$2.06	4.2%
Potatoes	$2.90	$2.98	2.9%
Pizza	$8.22	$9.47	13.3%
Beer	$8.57	$8.79	2.5%

Health Care

Item	La Plata	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$82.46	$101.04	18.4%
Doctor	$116.17	$107.44	8.1%
Dentist	$88.31	$90.42	2.3%
Ibuprofen	$9.54	$9.28	2.8%
Lipitor	$445.29	$426.50	4.4%

Housing

Item	La Plata	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$70,900.00	$175,700.00	59.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,000.93	$1,133.23	11.7%
Apartment Rent	$463.00	$920.00	49.7%

Transportation

Item	La Plata	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.86	$1.99	6.6%
Tire Balancing	$40.87	$45.76	10.7%

Utilities

Item	La Plata	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$161.00	$163.81	1.7%
Phone	$32.49	$28.39	14.4%

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.
Elmer, MO	68	72	-28%
South Gifford, MO	41	75	-25%
Ethel, MO	51	77	-23%
Gibbs, MO	161	77	-23%
Brashear, MO	239	72	-28%
La Plata, MO	1,446	82	-18%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lacoochee, FL	1,446	84	-16%
Merritt Park, NY	1,446	152	52%
Garrett, WA	1,446	99	-1%
Langhorne Manor, PA	1,446	130	30%
Montegut, LA	1,446	81	-19%
La Plata, MO	1,446	82	-18%

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

La Plata, MO Cost of Living