Astoria-Long Island City, New York, NY Cost Of Living

Astoria-Long Island City 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	Astoria-Long Island City	New York	New York
Cost of living index	154	166	119
Index	Astoria-Long Island City	New York	New York
Goods & Services index	149	149	109
Groceries index	138	138	108
Health care index	115	115	99
Housing index	193	234	145
Transportation index	130	130	108
Utilities index	118	118	102

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The cost of living in Astoria-Long Island City is 30% higher than the New York average.
The cost of living in Astoria-Long Island City is 54% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Astoria-Long Island City is 93% higher than the national average.
New York general sales tax is 21% lower than the national average.
New York state income tax is 80% 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)
Household	$57,906	$4,826	$1,351	$1,737

New York Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
New York	4%	8.875%

New York Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
New York	4%	8.82%

Goods & Services

Item	New York	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.67	$16.09	47.1%
Beauty Salon	$65.00	$37.33	74.1%
Toothpaste	$4.49	$2.45	83.6%
Shampoo	$1.69	$1.00	68.9%
Movie	$15.46	$10.28	50.4%
Bowling	$13.00	$4.93	163.6%

Groceries

Item	New York	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.38	$3.80	41.5%
Fried Chicken	$2.08	$1.40	48.7%
Milk	$3.24	$2.01	61.5%
Potatoes	$4.12	$3.01	36.8%
Pizza	$12.04	$9.89	21.8%
Beer	$12.32	$8.90	38.5%

Health Care

Item	New York	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$107.00	$102.16	4.7%
Doctor	$105.00	$108.36	3.1%
Dentist	$125.00	$92.53	35.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.99	$9.28	29.2%
Lipitor	$435.07	$425.82	2.2%

Housing

Item	New York	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$508,900.00	$184,700.00	175.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$6,355.59	$1,202.44	428.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,294.00	$949.00	36.4%

Transportation

Item	New York	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.45	$2.24	9.3%
Tire Balancing	$80.00	$46.29	72.8%

Utilities

Item	New York	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$210.06	$165.96	26.6%
Phone	$30.99	$28.68	8.0%

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.
East Orange, NJ	64,621	111	11%
Newark, NJ	280,139	112	12%
Silver Lake, NJ	4,007	114	14%
Paterson, NJ	146,894	115	15%
Silver Lake CDP (Warren County), NJ	320	117	17%
New York, NY	8,461,961	166	66%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Los Angeles, CA	3,918,872	146	46%
Chicago, IL	2,714,017	113	13%
New York, NY	8,461,961	166	66%

Source: The Astoria-Long Island City, New York, NY cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Astoria-Long Island City, New York, NY Cost of Living