San Jose, AZ Cost Of Living

San Jose 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	San Jose	Arizona	National
Cost of living index	94	98	100
Index	San Jose	Arizona	National
Goods & Services index	101	98	100
Groceries index	103	101	100
Health care index	101	97	100
Housing index	80	97	100
Transportation index	97	100	100
Utilities index	90	99	100

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The cost of living in San Jose is 5% lower than the Arizona average.
The cost of living in San Jose is 6% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in San Jose is 20% lower than the national average.
Arizona general sales tax is 10% higher than the national average.
Arizona state income tax is 16% 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)
Owners	$67,813	$5,651	$1,582	$2,035
Renters	$41,094	$3,425	$959	$1,233

Arizona Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Arizona	5.6%	10.725%

Arizona Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Arizona	2.59%	4.54%

Goods & Services

Item	San Jose	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.18	$16.09	0.6%
Beauty Salon	$47.43	$37.33	27.0%
Toothpaste	$2.28	$2.45	6.7%
Shampoo	$0.94	$1.00	5.7%
Movie	$8.93	$10.28	13.2%
Bowling	$4.08	$4.93	17.3%

Groceries

Item	San Jose	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.24	$3.80	11.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.40	15.3%
Milk	$1.55	$2.01	23.0%
Potatoes	$2.78	$3.01	7.7%
Pizza	$11.53	$9.89	16.6%
Beer	$9.02	$8.90	1.3%

Health Care

Item	San Jose	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$104.38	$102.16	2.2%
Doctor	$110.67	$108.36	2.1%
Dentist	$92.14	$92.53	0.4%
Ibuprofen	$9.71	$9.28	4.6%
Lipitor	$428.34	$425.82	0.6%

Housing

Item	San Jose	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$126,100.00	$184,700.00	31.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$948.57	$1,202.44	21.1%
Apartment Rent	$1,027.00	$949.00	8.2%

Transportation

Item	San Jose	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.10	$2.24	6.6%
Tire Balancing	$47.97	$46.29	3.6%

Utilities

Item	San Jose	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$162.29	$165.96	2.2%
Phone	$23.48	$28.68	18.1%

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.
Bryce, AZ	82	99	-1%
Solomon, AZ	285	87	-13%
Cactus Flats, AZ	1,398	87	-13%
Pima, AZ	2,471	92	-8%
Swift Trail Junction, AZ	3,262	92	-8%
San Jose, AZ	772	94	-6%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Ariton, AL	772	81	-19%
Onalaska, WA	772	101	1%
Lime Ridge, PA	772	87	-13%
Howard, CO	772	104	4%
Port Leyden, NY	772	87	-13%
San Jose, AZ	772	94	-6%

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

San Jose, AZ Cost of Living