Cost Of Living In Bustleton, Philadelphia, PA

Bustleton 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	Bustleton	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania
Cost of living index	115	105	100
Index	Bustleton	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania
Goods & Services index	108	108	99
Groceries index	116	116	102
Health care index	106	106	90
Housing index	119	87	93
Transportation index	115	115	109
Utilities index	124	124	115

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The cost of living in Bustleton is 15% higher than the Philadelphia average.
The cost of living in Bustleton is 15% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Bustleton is 19% higher than the national average.
Pennsylvania general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average.
Pennsylvania state income tax is 38% 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	$63,135	$5,261	$1,473	$1,894

Pennsylvania Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Pennsylvania	6%	8%

Pennsylvania Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Pennsylvania	3.07%	3.07%

Goods & Services

Item	Philadelphia	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.96	$15.56	15.4%
Beauty Salon	$54.38	$36.11	50.6%
Toothpaste	$2.34	$2.47	5.5%
Shampoo	$0.99	$0.96	2.6%
Movie	$11.55	$10.13	14.0%
Bowling	$5.13	$4.74	8.4%

Groceries

Item	Philadelphia	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.87	$3.98	3.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.68	$1.41	19.2%
Milk	$1.97	$2.06	4.5%
Potatoes	$3.44	$2.98	15.2%
Pizza	$10.38	$9.47	9.6%
Beer	$8.18	$8.79	7.0%

Health Care

Item	Philadelphia	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$102.70	$101.04	1.6%
Doctor	$124.15	$107.44	15.6%
Dentist	$97.92	$90.42	8.3%
Ibuprofen	$9.59	$9.28	3.3%
Lipitor	$386.87	$426.50	9.3%

Housing

Item	Philadelphia	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$143,200.00	$175,700.00	18.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,520.01	$1,133.23	34.1%
Apartment Rent	$915.00	$920.00	0.5%

Transportation

Item	Philadelphia	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.23	$1.99	11.9%
Tire Balancing	$55.56	$45.76	21.4%

Utilities

Item	Philadelphia	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.53	$163.81	11.4%
Phone	$40.01	$28.39	40.9%

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.
Arcadia University, PA	623	113	13%
Tavistock, NJ	9	113	13%
Prospect Park, PA	288	92	-8%
Audubon Park, NJ	1,051	94	-6%
Camden, NJ	77,294	98	-2%
Philadelphia, PA	1,546,920	105	5%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Phoenix, AZ	1,490,758	95	-5%
San Antonio, TX	1,385,438	85	-15%
San Diego, CA	1,341,510	144	44%
Dallas, TX	1,240,985	97	-3%
San Jose, CA	986,320	173	73%
Philadelphia, PA	1,546,920	105	5%

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

Bustleton, Philadelphia, PA Cost of Living