Cost Of Living In Mount Carmel, SC

Mount Carmel 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	Mount Carmel	South Carolina	National
Cost of living index	78	97	100
Index	Mount Carmel	South Carolina	National
Goods & Services index	109	105	100
Groceries index	106	105	100
Health care index	98	101	100
Housing index	20	80	100
Transportation index	91	96	100
Utilities index	93	107	100

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The cost of living in Mount Carmel is 20% lower than the South Carolina average.
The cost of living in Mount Carmel is 22% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Mount Carmel is 80% lower than the national average.
South Carolina general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average.
South Carolina state income tax is 100% 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	$47,143	$3,929	$1,100	$1,414
Renters	$21,250	$1,771	$496	$638

South Carolina Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
South Carolina	6%	9%

South Carolina Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
South Carolina	0%	7%

Goods & Services

Item	Mount Carmel	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.78	$15.56	1.4%
Beauty Salon	$31.00	$36.11	14.2%
Toothpaste	$2.69	$2.47	8.9%
Shampoo	$1.09	$0.96	12.6%
Movie	$9.87	$10.13	2.5%
Bowling	$3.50	$4.74	26.1%

Groceries

Item	Mount Carmel	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.54	$3.98	13.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.50	$1.41	6.4%
Milk	$2.13	$2.06	3.0%
Potatoes	$3.42	$2.98	14.7%
Pizza	$8.99	$9.47	5.1%
Beer	$9.19	$8.79	4.5%

Health Care

Item	Mount Carmel	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$85.39	$101.04	15.5%
Doctor	$112.00	$107.44	4.2%
Dentist	$81.00	$90.42	10.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.32	$9.28	11.2%
Lipitor	$432.49	$426.50	1.4%

Housing

Item	Mount Carmel	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$34,300.00	$175,700.00	80.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$742.26	$1,133.23	34.5%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$920.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Mount Carmel	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.72	$1.99	13.7%
Tire Balancing	$45.77	$45.76	0.0%

Utilities

Item	Mount Carmel	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$137.72	$163.81	15.9%
Phone	$30.31	$28.39	6.8%

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.
Lowndesville, SC	167	81	-19%
Calhoun Falls, SC	1,912	82	-18%
Plum Branch, SC	126	79	-21%
Troy, SC	85	79	-21%
Tignall, GA	604	85	-15%
Mount Carmel, SC	149	78	-22%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Kalaeloa, HI	149	166	66%
Bragg City, MO	149	68	-32%
La Loma de Falcon, TX	149	64	-36%
Norman, NC	149	80	-20%
Church Creek, MD	149	114	14%
Mount Carmel, SC	149	78	-22%

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

Mount Carmel, SC Cost of Living