Index | Cincinnati | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 76 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 93 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 95 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 96 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 35 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 102 | 101 | 100 |
Utilities | 89 | 98 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $37,500 | $3,125 | $875 | $1,125 |
Renters | $11,667 | $972 | $272 | $350 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 0.33% | 8.53% |
Item | Cincinnati | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $17.17 | $17.49 | 1.8% |
Beauty Salon | $31.00 | $38.17 | 18.8% |
Toothpaste | $1.94 | $2.32 | 16.4% |
Shampoo | $1.07 | $1.01 | 5.7% |
Movie | $9.06 | $10.72 | 15.5% |
Bowling | $17.60 | $13.86 | 27.0% |
Item | Cincinnati | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.23 | $3.90 | 17.2% |
Fried Chicken | $1.71 | $1.40 | 22.5% |
Milk | $2.22 | $1.96 | 13.1% |
Potatoes | $2.20 | $3.18 | 30.9% |
Pizza | $9.99 | $10.39 | 3.9% |
Beer | $8.50 | $9.23 | 7.9% |
Item | Cincinnati | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $114.14 | $106.34 | 7.3% |
Doctor | $123.00 | $115.25 | 6.7% |
Dentist | $81.17 | $98.38 | 17.5% |
Ibuprofen | $8.31 | $9.26 | 10.3% |
Lipitor | $492.84 | $466.47 | 5.7% |
Item | Cincinnati | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $45,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 75.6% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,109.95 | $1,273.32 | 12.8% |
Apartment Rent | $581.00 | $949.00 | 38.8% |
Item | Cincinnati | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.61 | $2.59 | 0.5% |
Tire Balancing | $52.99 | $48.90 | 8.4% |
Item | Cincinnati | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $137.97 | $167.60 | 17.7% |
Phone | $176.49 | $163.42 | 8.0% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Livonia, MO | 88 | 69 | -31% |
Udell, IA | 37 | 73 | -27% |
Mystic, IA | 363 | 73 | -27% |
Promise City, IA | 98 | 74 | -26% |
Unionville, IA | 78 | 74 | -26% |
Cincinnati, IA | 314 | 76 | -24% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
West Okoboji, IA | 314 | 114 | 14% |
Newsoms, VA | 314 | 89 | -11% |
Fountain N' Lakes, MO | 314 | 80 | -20% |
Woodland, GA | 314 | 80 | -20% |
Sylvan Grove, KS | 314 | 73 | -27% |
Cincinnati, IA | 314 | 76 | -24% |