East Central, Spokane, WA Cost Of Living

East Central 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	East Central	Spokane	Washington
Cost of living index	91	94	115
Index	East Central	Spokane	Washington
Goods & Services index	98	98	106
Groceries index	97	97	107
Health care index	114	114	118
Housing index	77	85	135
Transportation index	112	112	116
Utilities index	76	76	94

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The cost of living in East Central is 21% lower than the Spokane average.
The cost of living in East Central is 9% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in East Central is 23% lower than the national average.
Washington general sales tax is 28% higher than the national average.
Washington 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)
Household	$41,374	$3,448	$965	$1,241

Washington Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Washington	6.5%	10.4%

Washington Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Washington	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Spokane	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.81	$16.09	10.7%
Beauty Salon	$32.40	$37.33	13.2%
Toothpaste	$2.42	$2.45	1.0%
Shampoo	$1.07	$1.00	6.7%
Movie	$11.40	$10.28	10.9%
Bowling	$4.82	$4.93	2.3%

Groceries

Item	Spokane	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.01	$3.80	20.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.29	$1.40	7.8%
Milk	$1.67	$2.01	16.9%
Potatoes	$2.14	$3.01	29.0%
Pizza	$10.51	$9.89	6.3%
Beer	$9.12	$8.90	2.5%

Health Care

Item	Spokane	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$122.86	$102.16	20.3%
Doctor	$128.43	$108.36	18.5%
Dentist	$107.35	$92.53	16.0%
Ibuprofen	$9.84	$9.28	6.0%
Lipitor	$436.28	$425.82	2.5%

Housing

Item	Spokane	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$160,800.00	$184,700.00	12.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,198.20	$1,202.44	0.4%
Apartment Rent	$770.00	$949.00	18.9%

Transportation

Item	Spokane	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.68	$2.24	19.6%
Tire Balancing	$45.24	$46.29	2.3%

Utilities

Item	Spokane	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$134.14	$165.96	19.2%
Phone	$20.11	$28.68	29.9%

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.
Four Lakes, WA	274	91	-9%
Rockford, WA	364	92	-8%
Medical Lake, WA	4,931	93	-7%
Airway Heights, WA	6,523	93	-7%
Millwood, WA	1,655	93	-7%
Spokane, WA	212,078	94	-6%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Birmingham, AL	212,424	82	-18%
Des Moines, IA	212,859	86	-14%
Rochester, NY	210,291	88	-12%
San Bernardino, CA	214,581	107	7%
Modesto, CA	208,512	109	9%
Spokane, WA	212,078	94	-6%

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

East Central, Spokane, WA Cost of Living