Index | Cranston | Rhode Island | National |
Cost of living | 113 | 115 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 115 | 115 | 100 |
Groceries | 105 | 105 | 100 |
Health care | 107 | 107 | 100 |
Housing | 112 | 120 | 100 |
Transportation | 110 | 110 | 100 |
Utilities | 124 | 124 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $80,405 | $6,700 | $1,876 | $2,412 |
Renters | $35,459 | $2,955 | $827 | $1,064 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Rhode Island | 7% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Rhode Island | 3.75% | 5.99% |
Item | Cranston | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $20.00 | $17.49 | 14.4% |
Beauty Salon | $56.67 | $38.17 | 48.5% |
Toothpaste | $2.55 | $2.32 | 9.9% |
Shampoo | $0.99 | $1.01 | 2.2% |
Movie | $12.75 | $10.72 | 18.9% |
Bowling | $18.00 | $13.86 | 29.9% |
Item | Cranston | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.77 | $3.90 | 3.3% |
Fried Chicken | $1.64 | $1.40 | 17.5% |
Milk | $2.64 | $1.96 | 34.5% |
Potatoes | $3.49 | $3.18 | 9.6% |
Pizza | $10.49 | $10.39 | 0.9% |
Beer | $10.32 | $9.23 | 11.8% |
Item | Cranston | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $131.39 | $106.34 | 23.6% |
Doctor | $157.87 | $115.25 | 37.0% |
Dentist | $92.75 | $98.38 | 5.7% |
Ibuprofen | $9.49 | $9.26 | 2.5% |
Lipitor | $408.27 | $466.47 | 12.5% |
Item | Cranston | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $212,200.00 | $184,700.00 | 14.9% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,558.54 | $1,273.32 | 22.4% |
Apartment Rent | $988.00 | $949.00 | 4.1% |
Item | Cranston | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.65 | $2.59 | 2.1% |
Tire Balancing | $62.00 | $48.90 | 26.8% |
Item | Cranston | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $235.76 | $167.60 | 40.7% |
Phone | $186.18 | $163.42 | 13.9% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Central Falls, RI | 19,366 | 104 | 4% |
Harrisville, RI | 1,629 | 107 | 7% |
Pawtucket, RI | 71,389 | 107 | 7% |
Providence, RI | 178,851 | 108 | 8% |
Pascoag, RI | 4,915 | 110 | 10% |
Cranston, RI | 80,882 | 113 | 13% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Palm Coast, FL | 80,948 | 98 | -2% |
Lakewood, CA | 81,054 | 143 | 43% |
Largo, FL | 80,678 | 88 | -12% |
Lake Forest, CA | 80,658 | 157 | 57% |
Avondale, AZ | 80,631 | 97 | -3% |
Cranston, RI | 80,882 | 113 | 13% |