Egypt, AL Cost Of Living

Egypt 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	Egypt	Alabama	National
Cost of living index	80	89	100
Index	Egypt	Alabama	National
Goods & Services index	92	96	100
Groceries index	95	97	100
Health care index	81	86	100
Housing index	39	72	100
Transportation index	88	91	100
Utilities index	131	108	100

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The cost of living in Egypt is 11% lower than the Alabama average.
The cost of living in Egypt is 20% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Egypt is 61% lower than the national average.
Alabama general sales tax is 21% lower than the national average.
Alabama state income tax is 10% lower 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)
Owners	$55,366	$4,614	$1,292	$1,661
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Alabama Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Alabama	4%	13.5%

Alabama Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Alabama	2%	5%

Goods & Services

Item	Egypt	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.88	$16.09	13.7%
Beauty Salon	$30.38	$37.33	18.6%
Toothpaste	$2.09	$2.45	14.6%
Shampoo	$0.94	$1.00	6.0%
Movie	$9.21	$10.28	10.4%
Bowling	$4.52	$4.93	8.4%

Groceries

Item	Egypt	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.79	$3.80	0.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.23	$1.40	12.3%
Milk	$1.90	$2.01	5.6%
Potatoes	$3.17	$3.01	5.2%
Pizza	$9.98	$9.89	0.9%
Beer	$7.99	$8.90	10.2%

Health Care

Item	Egypt	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$85.59	$102.16	16.2%
Doctor	$76.74	$108.36	29.2%
Dentist	$71.41	$92.53	22.8%
Ibuprofen	$9.17	$9.28	1.2%
Lipitor	$388.16	$425.82	8.8%

Housing

Item	Egypt	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$72,600.00	$184,700.00	60.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$788.77	$1,202.44	34.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Egypt	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.00	$2.24	11.1%
Tire Balancing	$40.11	$46.29	13.3%

Utilities

Item	Egypt	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$260.58	$165.96	57.0%
Phone	$29.13	$28.68	1.5%

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.
Bristow Cove, AL	475	76	-24%
Ridgeville, AL	114	80	-20%
Douglas, AL	1,056	85	-15%
Altoona, AL	768	81	-19%
Attalla, AL	5,934	82	-18%
Egypt, AL	885	80	-20%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Blairs, VA	885	83	-17%
Chaumont, NY	885	91	-9%
Folsom, LA	885	94	-6%
Port Royal, PA	886	90	-10%
Shellman, GA	884	81	-19%
Egypt, AL	885	80	-20%

Source: The Egypt, AL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Egypt, AL Cost of Living