Champ, Missouri Cost Of Living

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Overall 1%

Goods & Services 4%

Housing 100%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Champ	Missouri	National
Cost of living	101	90	100
Goods & Services	96	94	100
Groceries	114	98	100
Health care	103	96	100
Housing	n/a	78	100
Transportation	108	94	100
Utilities	91	95	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Champ is 13% higher than the Missouri average
The cost of living in Champ is 1% higher than the national average
Champ housing is 13% lower than the national average
Missouri general sales tax is 17% lower than the national average
Missouri state income tax is 39% lower than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Missouri Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Missouri	4.225%	10.85%

Missouri Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Missouri	1.5%	5.4%

Goods & Services

Item	Champ	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.72	$20.27	12.1%
Beauty Salon	$36.27	$40.39	10.2%
Toothpaste	$2.55	$2.36	8.0%
Shampoo	$1.19	$1.08	11.0%
Movie	$11.57	$10.99	5.3%
Bowling	$15.50	$15.49	0.1%

Groceries

Item	Champ	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.31	$4.30	23.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.82	$1.40	30.2%
Milk	$1.83	$2.20	17.1%
Potatoes	$3.21	$3.22	0.4%
Pizza	$8.76	$10.74	18.5%
Beer	$9.32	$9.60	2.9%

Health Care

Item	Champ	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$67.44	$109.73	38.5%
Doctor	$101.91	$118.34	13.9%
Dentist	$123.20	$100.94	22.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.87	$9.93	19.5%
Lipitor	$489.27	$469.53	4.2%

Housing

Item	Champ	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,025.10	$1,229.62	16.6%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Champ	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.38	$2.71	12.1%
Tire Balancing	$73.06	$51.86	40.9%

Utilities

Item	Champ	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$136.37	$170.84	20.2%
Phone	$197.26	$187.18	5.4%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Riverview, MO	2,835	77	22.6%
East Carondelet, IL	523	78	22.3%
Hillsdale, MO	1,344	78	22.0%
Cahokia, IL	14,574	78	22.0%
Pagedale, MO	3,306	78	21.8%
Champ, MO	7	101	0.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lake Louise, AK	7	120	20.0%
McMullen, AL	7	94	5.7%
Bonanza, CO	7	105	5.3%
Cotopaxi, CO	7	105	5.3%
Garfield, CO	7	105	5.3%
Champ, MO	7	101	0.9%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.