| Index | Cambridge Highlands | Cambridge | Massachusetts |
| Cost of living | 184 | 201 | 133 |
| Goods & Services | 122 | 122 | 122 |
| Groceries | 105 | 105 | 105 |
| Health care | 113 | 113 | 113 |
| Housing | 335 | 392 | 165 |
| Transportation | 118 | 118 | 118 |
| Utilities | 134 | 134 | 134 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $132,311 | $11,026 | $3,087 | $3,970 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Massachusetts | 6.25% | 6.25% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Massachusetts | 5% | 9% |
| Item | Cambridge | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $43.72 | $24.26 | 80.2% |
| Beauty Salon | $65.56 | $45.56 | 43.9% |
| Toothpaste | $3.53 | $3.70 | 4.7% |
| Shampoo | $1.49 | $1.28 | 16.4% |
| Movie | $15.49 | $12.13 | 27.6% |
| Bowling | $29.33 | $18.00 | 63.0% |
| Item | Cambridge | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.48 | $5.84 | 6.2% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.45 | $1.57 | 8.0% |
| Milk | $4.76 | $4.67 | 1.9% |
| Potatoes | $4.99 | $4.93 | 1.1% |
| Pizza | $12.52 | $12.09 | 3.6% |
| Beer | $10.21 | $10.41 | 1.9% |
| Item | Cambridge | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $123.17 | $125.68 | 2.0% |
| Doctor | $157.89 | $135.78 | 16.3% |
| Dentist | $149.22 | $113.29 | 31.7% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.39 | $10.65 | 6.9% |
| Lipitor | $384.69 | $468.60 | 17.9% |
| Item | Cambridge | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $843,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 356.5% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $4,745.89 | $2,346.69 | 102.2% |
| Apartment Rent | $2,293.00 | $949.00 | 141.6% |
| Item | Cambridge | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.43 | $3.46 | 0.9% |
| Tire Balancing | $97.39 | $59.92 | 62.5% |
| Item | Cambridge | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $302.72 | $193.99 | 56.0% |
| Phone | $187.85 | $192.25 | 2.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Randolph, MA | 33,526 | 126 | 26.4% |
| Lynn, MA | 94,201 | 136 | 35.5% |
| Salem, MA | 43,350 | 139 | 39.2% |
| Chelsea, MA | 39,878 | 140 | 39.5% |
| Revere, MA | 53,400 | 142 | 41.6% |
| Cambridge, MA | 117,822 | 201 | 101.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Lansing, MI | 117,488 | 84 | 16.5% |
| Waterloo, ON | 118,234 | n/a | |
| Beaumont, TX | 117,321 | 92 | 7.7% |
| Evansville, IN | 118,414 | 89 | 11.1% |
| Independence, MO | 117,139 | 88 | 12.1% |
| Cambridge, MA | 117,822 | 201 | 101.1% |
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