Johnston Rd-McAlpine, NC Cost Of Living

Johnston Rd-McAlpine 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	Johnston Rd-McAlpine	Charlotte	North Carolina
Cost of living index	96	99	94
Index	Johnston Rd-McAlpine	Charlotte	North Carolina
Goods & Services index	101	101	98
Groceries index	96	96	98
Health care index	105	105	107
Housing index	87	98	85
Transportation index	96	96	98
Utilities index	100	100	96

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The cost of living in Johnston Rd-McAlpine is 1% higher than the Charlotte average.
The cost of living in Johnston Rd-McAlpine is 4% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Johnston Rd-McAlpine is 13% lower than the national average.
North Carolina general sales tax is 7% lower than the national average.
North Carolina state income tax is 159% 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)
Household	$59,753	$4,979	$1,394	$1,793

North Carolina Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
North Carolina	4.75%	7.5%

North Carolina Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
North Carolina	5.75%	5.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Charlotte	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.75	$16.09	10.3%
Beauty Salon	$33.80	$37.33	9.5%
Toothpaste	$3.18	$2.45	29.8%
Shampoo	$1.17	$1.00	17.3%
Movie	$10.91	$10.28	6.2%
Bowling	$5.78	$4.93	17.1%

Groceries

Item	Charlotte	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.79	$3.80	0.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.17	$1.40	16.2%
Milk	$1.87	$2.01	6.7%
Potatoes	$2.97	$3.01	1.5%
Pizza	$8.52	$9.89	13.8%
Beer	$8.92	$8.90	0.3%

Health Care

Item	Charlotte	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$113.53	$102.16	11.1%
Doctor	$102.91	$108.36	5.0%
Dentist	$113.63	$92.53	22.8%
Ibuprofen	$7.03	$9.28	24.3%
Lipitor	$418.61	$425.82	1.7%

Housing

Item	Charlotte	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$178,000.00	$184,700.00	3.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$971.92	$1,202.44	19.2%
Apartment Rent	$966.00	$949.00	1.8%

Transportation

Item	Charlotte	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.14	$2.24	4.8%
Tire Balancing	$45.78	$46.29	1.1%

Utilities

Item	Charlotte	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$154.11	$165.96	7.1%
Phone	$31.00	$28.68	8.1%

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.
Riverview, SC	645	86	-14%
Lowell, NC	3,616	90	-10%
Rock Hill, SC	70,251	93	-7%
Hemby Bridge, NC	1,264	94	-6%
Lesslie, SC	2,234	95	-5%
Charlotte, NC	808,834	99	-1%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fort Worth, TX	815,930	96	-4%
Columbus, OH	837,038	89	-11%
Indianapolis, IN	846,674	89	-11%
San Francisco, CA	850,282	202	102%
Jacksonville, FL	856,616	93	-7%
Charlotte, NC	808,834	99	-1%

Source: The Johnston Rd-McAlpine, Charlotte, NC cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

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