Cost Of Living In Malta, ID

Malta 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	Malta	Idaho	National
Cost of living index	79	92	100
Index	Malta	Idaho	National
Goods & Services index	94	95	100
Groceries index	82	85	100
Health care index	99	102	100
Housing index	46	88	100
Transportation index	99	106	100
Utilities index	94	89	100

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The cost of living in Malta is 14% lower than the Idaho average.
The cost of living in Malta is 21% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Malta is 54% lower than the national average.
Idaho general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average.
Idaho state income tax is 28% 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	$28,125	$2,344	$656	$844
Renters	$50,536	$4,211	$1,179	$1,516

Idaho Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Idaho	6%	8.5%

Idaho Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Idaho	1.6%	7.4%

Goods & Services

Item	Malta	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.59	$15.56	12.7%
Beauty Salon	$26.56	$36.11	26.4%
Toothpaste	$2.17	$2.47	12.4%
Shampoo	$0.91	$0.96	5.9%
Movie	$9.98	$10.13	1.4%
Bowling	$3.79	$4.74	19.9%

Groceries

Item	Malta	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.03	$3.98	24.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.07	$1.41	24.1%
Milk	$1.40	$2.06	32.3%
Potatoes	$2.11	$2.98	29.3%
Pizza	$9.96	$9.47	5.1%
Beer	$8.37	$8.79	4.8%

Health Care

Item	Malta	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$119.53	$101.04	18.3%
Doctor	$99.01	$107.44	7.8%
Dentist	$89.56	$90.42	0.9%
Ibuprofen	$9.15	$9.28	1.4%
Lipitor	$436.44	$426.50	2.3%

Housing

Item	Malta	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$69,400.00	$175,700.00	60.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$875.40	$1,133.23	22.8%
Apartment Rent	$575.00	$920.00	37.5%

Transportation

Item	Malta	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.04	$1.99	2.5%
Tire Balancing	$42.22	$45.76	7.7%

Utilities

Item	Malta	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$134.88	$163.81	17.7%
Phone	$31.64	$28.39	11.5%

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.
Declo, ID	545	84	-16%
Albion, ID	210	89	-11%
Malta, ID	225	79	-21%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Retsof, NY	225	88	-12%
Farley, MO	225	94	-6%
North Lawrence, OH	225	83	-17%
Nicut, OK	225	78	-22%
Harpster, OH	225	87	-13%
Malta, ID	225	79	-21%

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

Malta, ID Cost of Living