Malcolm, AL Cost Of Living

Malcolm 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	Malcolm	Alabama	National
Cost of living index	100	89	100
Index	Malcolm	Alabama	National
Goods & Services index	97	96	100
Groceries index	99	97	100
Health care index	94	86	100
Housing index	n/a	72	100
Transportation index	97	91	100
Utilities index	114	108	100

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The cost of living in Malcolm is 12% higher than the Alabama average.
The cost of living in Malcolm is equal to the national average.
The cost of housing in Malcolm is equal to the national average.
Alabama general sales tax is 21% lower than the national average.
Alabama state income tax is 10% 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

Alabama Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Alabama	4%	13.5%

Alabama Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Alabama	2%	5%

Goods & Services

Item	Malcolm	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.27	$16.09	11.3%
Beauty Salon	$41.08	$37.33	10.0%
Toothpaste	$2.00	$2.45	18.3%
Shampoo	$0.95	$1.00	5.1%
Movie	$11.58	$10.28	12.6%
Bowling	$4.89	$4.93	0.9%

Groceries

Item	Malcolm	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.76	$3.80	1.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.29	$1.40	7.4%
Milk	$2.30	$2.01	14.6%
Potatoes	$3.37	$3.01	11.8%
Pizza	$8.98	$9.89	9.2%
Beer	$8.72	$8.90	2.0%

Health Care

Item	Malcolm	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$131.92	$102.16	29.1%
Doctor	$95.27	$108.36	12.1%
Dentist	$78.64	$92.53	15.0%
Ibuprofen	$9.44	$9.28	1.8%
Lipitor	$444.98	$425.82	4.5%

Housing

Item	Malcolm	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$881.46	$1,202.44	26.7%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Malcolm	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.08	$2.24	7.5%
Tire Balancing	$48.60	$46.29	5.0%

Utilities

Item	Malcolm	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$196.00	$165.96	18.1%
Phone	$31.67	$28.68	10.4%

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.
Sims Chapel, AL	73	100	0%
Bucks, AL	51	100	0%
Fairford, AL	88	100	0%
Calvert, AL	711	100	0%
Tibbie, AL	26	100	0%
Malcolm, AL	300	100	0%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Swan Quarter, NC	300	87	-13%
Perrin, TX	300	75	-25%
Watauga, TN	300	83	-17%
Sycamore, OK	300	85	-15%
Juliustown, NJ	300	122	22%
Malcolm, AL	300	100	0%

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

Malcolm, AL Cost of Living