South, Raleigh, NC Cost Of Living

South 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	South	Raleigh	North Carolina
Cost of living index	93	105	94
Index	South	Raleigh	North Carolina
Goods & Services index	101	101	98
Groceries index	106	106	98
Health care index	101	101	107
Housing index	74	113	85
Transportation index	100	100	98
Utilities index	98	98	96

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The cost of living in South is 2% lower than the Raleigh average.
The cost of living in South is 7% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in South is 26% lower than the national average.
North Carolina general sales tax is 7% lower than the national average.
North Carolina state income tax is 159% 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	$42,477	$3,540	$991	$1,274

North Carolina Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
North Carolina	4.75%	7.5%

North Carolina Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
North Carolina	5.75%	5.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Raleigh	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.49	$16.09	21.1%
Beauty Salon	$51.86	$37.33	38.9%
Toothpaste	$2.65	$2.45	8.3%
Shampoo	$1.03	$1.00	2.7%
Movie	$9.93	$10.28	3.4%
Bowling	$5.64	$4.93	14.3%

Groceries

Item	Raleigh	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.85	$3.80	1.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.69	$1.40	20.9%
Milk	$2.00	$2.01	0.3%
Potatoes	$3.53	$3.01	17.1%
Pizza	$10.82	$9.89	9.5%
Beer	$9.11	$8.90	2.3%

Health Care

Item	Raleigh	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$103.10	$102.16	0.9%
Doctor	$99.19	$108.36	8.5%
Dentist	$98.93	$92.53	6.9%
Ibuprofen	$8.66	$9.28	6.7%
Lipitor	$444.08	$425.82	4.3%

Housing

Item	Raleigh	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$218,200.00	$184,700.00	18.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$940.37	$1,202.44	21.8%
Apartment Rent	$966.00	$949.00	1.8%

Transportation

Item	Raleigh	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.26	$2.24	0.7%
Tire Balancing	$45.39	$46.29	1.9%

Utilities

Item	Raleigh	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$143.51	$165.96	13.5%
Phone	$31.92	$28.68	11.3%

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.
Smithfield, NC	11,746	91	-9%
Wilson's Mills, NC	2,433	92	-8%
Wendell, NC	6,298	94	-6%
Archer Lodge, NC	4,614	95	-5%
Garner, NC	27,625	99	-1%
Raleigh, NC	441,326	105	5%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Omaha, NE	443,072	89	-11%
Colorado Springs, CO	448,759	100	0%
Virginia Beach, VA	449,733	118	18%
Miami, FL	432,622	109	9%
Atlanta, GA	456,378	105	5%
Raleigh, NC	441,326	105	5%

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

South, Raleigh, NC Cost of Living