Index | Berkeley | California | National |
Cost of living | 194 | 140 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 130 | 111 | 100 |
Groceries | 126 | 118 | 100 |
Health care | 127 | 113 | 100 |
Housing | 347 | 196 | 100 |
Transportation | 137 | 128 | 100 |
Utilities | 121 | 118 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $128,089 | $10,674 | $2,989 | $3,843 |
Renters | $42,029 | $3,502 | $981 | $1,261 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
California | 7.25% | 10.5% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
California | 1% | 13.3% |
Item | Berkeley | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $19.71 | $17.49 | 12.7% |
Beauty Salon | $67.86 | $38.17 | 77.8% |
Toothpaste | $2.93 | $2.32 | 26.2% |
Shampoo | $1.33 | $1.01 | 31.4% |
Movie | $12.11 | $10.72 | 12.9% |
Bowling | $19.83 | $13.86 | 43.1% |
Item | Berkeley | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.71 | $3.90 | 4.9% |
Fried Chicken | $1.35 | $1.40 | 3.3% |
Milk | $2.39 | $1.96 | 21.8% |
Potatoes | $2.66 | $3.18 | 16.4% |
Pizza | $13.70 | $10.39 | 31.8% |
Beer | $10.49 | $9.23 | 13.7% |
Item | Berkeley | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $136.71 | $106.34 | 28.6% |
Doctor | $150.71 | $115.25 | 30.8% |
Dentist | $139.14 | $98.38 | 41.4% |
Ibuprofen | $11.99 | $9.26 | 29.5% |
Lipitor | $442.32 | $466.47 | 5.2% |
Item | Berkeley | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $795,200.00 | $184,700.00 | 330.5% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $3,196.29 | $1,273.32 | 151.0% |
Apartment Rent | $1,434.00 | $949.00 | 51.1% |
Item | Berkeley | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.79 | $2.59 | 46.2% |
Tire Balancing | $61.00 | $48.90 | 24.8% |
Item | Berkeley | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $228.47 | $167.60 | 36.3% |
Phone | $184.65 | $163.42 | 13.0% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Strawberry CDP (Tuolumne County), CA | 116 | 133 | 33% |
Rollingwood, CA | 3,231 | 125 | 25% |
Port Costa, CA | 228 | 126 | 26% |
San Pablo, CA | 29,991 | 126 | 26% |
Montalvin Manor, CA | 3,174 | 127 | 27% |
Berkeley, CA | 118,585 | 194 | 94% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Norman, OK | 118,974 | 92 | -8% |
Ann Arbor, MI | 118,087 | 110 | 10% |
Beaumont, TX | 117,729 | 88 | -12% |
Allentown, PA | 119,624 | 94 | -6% |
Vallejo, CA | 119,644 | 131 | 31% |
Berkeley, CA | 118,585 | 194 | 94% |