Eastgate, Grand Rapids, MI Cost Of Living

Eastgate 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	Eastgate	Grand Rapids	Michigan
Cost of living index	90	88	88
Index	Eastgate	Grand Rapids	Michigan
Goods & Services index	97	97	93
Groceries index	97	97	91
Health care index	95	95	94
Housing index	74	69	74
Transportation index	106	106	103
Utilities index	87	87	91

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The cost of living in Eastgate is 3% higher than the Grand Rapids average.
The cost of living in Eastgate is 10% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Eastgate is 26% lower than the national average.
Michigan general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average.
Michigan state income tax is 91% 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	$55,292	$4,608	$1,290	$1,659

Michigan Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Michigan	6%	6%

Michigan Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Michigan	4.25%	4.25%

Goods & Services

Item	Grand Rapids	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.39	$16.09	20.5%
Beauty Salon	$37.45	$37.33	0.3%
Toothpaste	$2.04	$2.45	16.6%
Shampoo	$0.81	$1.00	19.0%
Movie	$10.74	$10.28	4.5%
Bowling	$3.26	$4.93	34.0%

Groceries

Item	Grand Rapids	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.62	$3.80	4.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.26	$1.40	9.8%
Milk	$1.59	$2.01	21.0%
Potatoes	$3.08	$3.01	2.3%
Pizza	$9.99	$9.89	1.1%
Beer	$8.30	$8.90	6.8%

Health Care

Item	Grand Rapids	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$91.22	$102.16	10.7%
Doctor	$97.56	$108.36	10.0%
Dentist	$88.11	$92.53	4.8%
Ibuprofen	$8.56	$9.28	7.8%
Lipitor	$448.91	$425.82	5.4%

Housing

Item	Grand Rapids	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$113,600.00	$184,700.00	38.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,008.81	$1,202.44	16.1%
Apartment Rent	$806.00	$949.00	15.1%

Transportation

Item	Grand Rapids	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.49	$2.24	10.9%
Tire Balancing	$44.77	$46.29	3.3%

Utilities

Item	Grand Rapids	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$169.08	$165.96	1.9%
Phone	$20.00	$28.68	30.3%

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.
Wyoming, MI	74,692	86	-14%
Lowell, MI	3,930	87	-13%
Comstock Park, MI	10,401	88	-12%
Cutlerville, MI	15,379	89	-11%
Grandville, MI	15,842	90	-10%
Grand Rapids, MI	193,887	88	-12%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mobile, AL	193,717	91	-9%
Sunrise Manor, NV	192,873	91	-9%
Salt Lake City, UT	191,446	105	5%
Augusta, GA	196,784	87	-13%
Spring Valley, NV	190,661	101	1%
Grand Rapids, MI	193,887	88	-12%

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

Eastgate, Grand Rapids, MI Cost of Living