Mendota, MN Cost Of Living

Mendota 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	Mendota	Minnesota	National
Cost of living index	115	102	100
Index	Mendota	Minnesota	National
Goods & Services index	107	105	100
Groceries index	105	106	100
Health care index	106	113	100
Housing index	140	100	100
Transportation index	105	103	100
Utilities index	90	89	100

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The cost of living in Mendota is 12% higher than the Minnesota average.
The cost of living in Mendota is 15% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Mendota is 40% higher than the national average.
Minnesota general sales tax is 35% higher than the national average.
Minnesota state income tax is 141% 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	$101,250	$8,438	$2,362	$3,038
Renters	$45,833	$3,819	$1,069	$1,375

Minnesota Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Minnesota	6.875%	7.875%

Minnesota Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Minnesota	5.35%	9.85%

Goods & Services

Item	Mendota	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.35	$16.09	39.0%
Beauty Salon	$35.96	$37.33	3.7%
Toothpaste	$3.33	$2.45	35.9%
Shampoo	$1.07	$1.00	6.9%
Movie	$10.02	$10.28	2.5%
Bowling	$3.95	$4.93	19.8%

Groceries

Item	Mendota	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.16	$3.80	9.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.97	$1.40	41.3%
Milk	$2.22	$2.01	10.4%
Potatoes	$3.33	$3.01	10.5%
Pizza	$11.55	$9.89	16.8%
Beer	$8.97	$8.90	0.8%

Health Care

Item	Mendota	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$85.02	$102.16	16.8%
Doctor	$135.93	$108.36	25.4%
Dentist	$84.21	$92.53	9.0%
Ibuprofen	$11.98	$9.28	29.1%
Lipitor	$423.18	$425.82	0.6%

Housing

Item	Mendota	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$275,000.00	$184,700.00	48.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,261.54	$1,202.44	4.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,139.00	$949.00	20.0%

Transportation

Item	Mendota	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.23	$2.24	0.5%
Tire Balancing	$53.80	$46.29	16.2%

Utilities

Item	Mendota	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$153.14	$165.96	7.7%
Phone	$24.99	$28.68	12.9%

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.
Landfall, MN	793	75	-25%
South End, MN	26	78	-22%
Hilltop, MN	799	81	-19%
St. Anthony city (Stearns County), MN	106	86	-14%
Brooklyn Center, MN	30,785	98	-2%
Mendota, MN	279	115	15%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Garden City, TX	279	102	2%
Foxworth, MS	279	66	-34%
Crawford, CO	279	88	-12%
Spartansburg, PA	279	83	-17%
Tanana, AK	279	106	6%
Mendota, MN	279	115	15%

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

Mendota, MN Cost of Living