Cost Of Living In Montara, CA

Montara 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	Montara	California	National
Cost of living index	194	137	100
Index	Montara	California	National
Goods & Services index	119	109	100
Groceries index	131	118	100
Health care index	119	111	100
Housing index	361	189	100
Transportation index	136	130	100
Utilities index	107	112	100

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The cost of living in Montara is 42% higher than the California average.
The cost of living in Montara is 94% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Montara is 261% higher than the national average.
California general sales tax is 47% higher than the national average.
California state income tax is 55% 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	$148,886	$12,407	$3,474	$4,467
Renters	$50,882	$4,240	$1,187	$1,527

California Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
California	7.5%	10%

California Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
California	1%	12.3%

Goods & Services

Item	Montara	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.71	$15.56	20.2%
Beauty Salon	$73.90	$36.11	104.7%
Toothpaste	$3.20	$2.47	29.6%
Shampoo	$1.17	$0.96	21.2%
Movie	$12.75	$10.13	25.9%
Bowling	$5.89	$4.74	24.5%

Groceries

Item	Montara	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.13	$3.98	3.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.76	$1.41	24.8%
Milk	$3.03	$2.06	46.8%
Potatoes	$3.32	$2.98	11.2%
Pizza	$11.00	$9.47	16.1%
Beer	$9.59	$8.79	9.0%

Health Care

Item	Montara	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$122.57	$101.04	21.3%
Doctor	$129.25	$107.44	20.3%
Dentist	$118.69	$90.42	31.3%
Ibuprofen	$11.70	$9.28	26.1%
Lipitor	$391.33	$426.50	8.2%

Housing

Item	Montara	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$770,500.00	$175,700.00	338.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,530.00	$1,133.23	211.5%
Apartment Rent	$1,646.00	$920.00	78.9%

Transportation

Item	Montara	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.89	$1.99	45.0%
Tire Balancing	$53.17	$45.76	16.2%

Utilities

Item	Montara	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$203.84	$163.81	24.4%
Phone	$24.12	$28.39	15.0%

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.
Colma, CA	1,837	166	66%
Daly City, CA	103,897	168	68%
South San Francisco, CA	65,537	171	71%
Brisbane, CA	4,421	173	73%
Broadmoor, CA	4,734	173	73%
Montara, CA	2,880	194	94%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Alexander, AR	2,880	85	-15%
Pocono Woodland Lakes, PA	2,880	110	10%
Watkinsville, GA	2,881	102	2%
North Shore, VA	2,881	132	32%
Eufaula, OK	2,881	83	-17%
Montara, CA	2,880	194	94%

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

Montara, CA Cost of Living