Cuba, New York Cost Of Living

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Overall 21%

Goods & Services 5%

Housing 59%

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	Cuba	New York	National
Cost of living	79	119	100
Goods & Services	95	110	100
Groceries	96	113	100
Health care	89	101	100
Housing	41	145	100
Transportation	96	108	100
Utilities	97	98	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Cuba is 34% lower than the New York average
The cost of living in Cuba is 21% lower than the national average
Cuba housing is 59% lower than the national average
New York general sales tax is 21% lower than the national average
New York state income tax is 62% higher 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	$66,818	$5,568	$1,559	$2,005
Renters	$19,688	$1,641	$459	$591

New York Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
New York	4%	8.875%

New York Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
New York	4%	8.82%

Goods & Services

Item	Cuba	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.56	$20.27	8.4%
Beauty Salon	$39.63	$40.39	1.9%
Toothpaste	$1.96	$2.36	16.8%
Shampoo	$0.98	$1.08	8.6%
Movie	$11.21	$10.99	2.0%
Bowling	$14.11	$15.49	8.9%

Groceries

Item	Cuba	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.84	$4.30	10.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.26	$1.40	10.2%
Milk	$2.34	$2.20	6.1%
Potatoes	$2.95	$3.22	8.5%
Pizza	$10.99	$10.74	2.3%
Beer	$10.07	$9.60	4.9%

Health Care

Item	Cuba	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$72.83	$109.73	33.6%
Doctor	$86.85	$118.34	26.6%
Dentist	$98.38	$100.94	2.5%
Ibuprofen	$8.81	$9.93	11.3%
Lipitor	$497.50	$469.53	6.0%

Housing

Item	Cuba	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$66,500.00	$184,700.00	64.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,249.17	$1,229.62	1.6%
Apartment Rent	$510.00	$949.00	46.3%

Transportation

Item	Cuba	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.73	$2.71	0.8%
Tire Balancing	$45.17	$51.86	12.9%

Utilities

Item	Cuba	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$158.42	$170.84	7.3%
Phone	$192.72	$187.18	3.0%

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.
Belfast, NY	866	78	21.9%
Friendship, NY	1,169	78	21.7%
Richburg, NY	546	79	21.5%
Belmont, NY	921	79	20.9%
Bolivar, NY	1,172	79	20.9%
Cuba, NY	1,531	79	21.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Del Rey, CA	1,531	104	3.8%
Dresden, OH	1,531	81	18.7%
Albion, PA	1,531	85	15.4%
Platte, SD	1,531	84	16.2%
Home, WA	1,531	116	16.5%
Cuba, NY	1,531	79	21.0%

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