Index | East Raleigh | Raleigh | North Carolina |
Cost of living | 122 | 111 | 94 |
Goods & Services | 99 | 99 | 98 |
Groceries | 98 | 98 | 98 |
Health care | 112 | 112 | 108 |
Housing | 176 | 138 | 85 |
Transportation | 93 | 93 | 92 |
Utilities | 98 | 98 | 94 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Household | $62,387 | $5,199 | $1,456 | $1,872 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
North Carolina | 4.75% | 7.5% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
North Carolina | 4.75% | 4.75% |
Item | Raleigh | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $19.00 | $24.26 | 21.7% |
Beauty Salon | $29.58 | $45.56 | 35.1% |
Toothpaste | $3.65 | $3.70 | 1.4% |
Shampoo | $1.09 | $1.28 | 15.1% |
Movie | $10.27 | $12.13 | 15.3% |
Bowling | $11.00 | $18.00 | 38.9% |
Item | Raleigh | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.93 | $5.84 | 1.5% |
Fried Chicken | $1.59 | $1.57 | 0.9% |
Milk | $4.57 | $4.67 | 2.1% |
Potatoes | $5.18 | $4.93 | 4.9% |
Pizza | $10.47 | $12.09 | 13.4% |
Beer | $10.29 | $10.41 | 1.1% |
Item | Raleigh | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $141.56 | $125.68 | 12.6% |
Doctor | $136.38 | $135.78 | 0.4% |
Dentist | $100.17 | $113.29 | 11.6% |
Ibuprofen | $10.24 | $10.65 | 3.9% |
Lipitor | $429.52 | $468.60 | 8.3% |
Item | Raleigh | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $266,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 44.5% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,813.02 | $2,346.69 | 22.7% |
Apartment Rent | $1,175.00 | $949.00 | 23.8% |
Item | Raleigh | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.45 | $3.46 | 0.5% |
Tire Balancing | $63.55 | $59.92 | 6.1% |
Item | Raleigh | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $201.14 | $193.99 | 3.7% |
Phone | $187.32 | $192.25 | 2.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Wilson's Mills, NC | 2,698 | 96 | 3.7% |
Wendell, NC | 7,962 | 101 | 0.9% |
Archer Lodge, NC | 5,037 | 102 | 1.6% |
Clayton, NC | 23,179 | 102 | 1.9% |
Garner, NC | 30,345 | 105 | 4.9% |
Raleigh, NC | 469,698 | 111 | 10.5% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Colorado Springs, CO | 471,686 | 119 | 19.3% |
Long Beach, CA | 462,081 | 157 | 57.0% |
Miami, FL | 461,080 | 124 | 23.8% |
Omaha, NE | 479,529 | 96 | 4.3% |
Halifax, NS | 451,852 | n/a | |
Raleigh, NC | 469,698 | 111 | 10.5% |