Olar, SC Cost Of Living

Olar 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	Olar	South Carolina	National
Cost of living index	81	97	100
Index	Olar	South Carolina	National
Goods & Services index	104	106	100
Groceries index	106	103	100
Health care index	95	101	100
Housing index	42	80	100
Transportation index	80	92	100
Utilities index	81	111	100

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The cost of living in Olar is 17% lower than the South Carolina average.
The cost of living in Olar is 19% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Olar is 58% 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$22,143	$1,845	$517	$664

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	Olar	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.32	$16.09	7.7%
Beauty Salon	$33.79	$37.33	9.5%
Toothpaste	$3.37	$2.45	37.6%
Shampoo	$0.85	$1.00	15.2%
Movie	$11.97	$10.28	16.4%
Bowling	$6.96	$4.93	41.2%

Groceries

Item	Olar	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.50	$3.80	18.2%
Fried Chicken	$2.39	$1.40	71.4%
Milk	$2.04	$2.01	1.6%
Potatoes	$3.42	$3.01	13.5%
Pizza	$10.46	$9.89	5.8%
Beer	$8.90	$8.90	0.0%

Health Care

Item	Olar	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$174.01	$102.16	70.3%
Doctor	$95.02	$108.36	12.3%
Dentist	$76.95	$92.53	16.8%
Ibuprofen	$8.74	$9.28	5.8%
Lipitor	$437.92	$425.82	2.8%

Housing

Item	Olar	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$63,200.00	$184,700.00	65.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$910.51	$1,202.44	24.3%
Apartment Rent	$558.00	$949.00	41.2%

Transportation

Item	Olar	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.91	$2.24	14.8%
Tire Balancing	$31.92	$46.29	31.0%

Utilities

Item	Olar	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$127.88	$165.96	22.9%
Phone	$24.93	$28.68	13.1%

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.
Cope, SC	70	107	7%
Sycamore, SC	146	72	-28%
Allendale, SC	3,189	74	-26%
Blackville, SC	1,794	79	-21%
Hilda, SC	436	79	-21%
Olar, SC	190	81	-19%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Vredenburgh, AL	190	96	-4%
Wikieup, AZ	190	80	-20%
Gardiner, OR	190	103	3%
High Hill, MO	190	78	-22%
Rye, CO	190	91	-9%
Olar, SC	190	81	-19%

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

Olar, SC Cost of Living