Green Bay, Wisconsin Cost Of Living

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Overall 12%

Goods & Services 4%

Housing 32%

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	Green Bay	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	88	96	100
Goods & Services	97	99	100
Groceries	91	100	100
Health care	95	112	100
Housing	68	88	100
Transportation	105	99	100
Utilities	97	100	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Green Bay is 8% lower than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in Green Bay is 12% lower than the national average
Green Bay housing is 32% lower than the national average
Wisconsin general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average
Wisconsin state income tax is 62% 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)
Owners	$59,597	$4,966	$1,391	$1,788
Renters	$26,165	$2,180	$610	$785

The percentage of monthly income spent on housing related expenses can help predict the affordability of housing in Green Bay, WI, as well as what the overall cost of living might be. Generally, a good rule to follow is that the debt-to-income (DTI) level you want to maintain is 28 percent or less of your income on your rent or mortgage payments and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses and debts. In Green Bay, homeowners have a median income of $59,597. Using that number, a maximum of $1,391 per month should be allocated to housing expenses. For those who are renting instead of owning, the median income is $26,165, which means there is a maximum of $610 to be spent on the costs of renting a home or apartment.

Wisconsin Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Wisconsin	5%	6.75%

Wisconsin Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Wisconsin	4%	7.65%

Goods & Services

Item	Green Bay	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.13	$20.27	35.2%
Beauty Salon	$21.31	$40.39	47.3%
Toothpaste	$2.39	$2.36	1.4%
Shampoo	$0.94	$1.08	12.7%
Movie	$12.38	$10.99	12.6%
Bowling	$15.50	$15.49	0.1%

Groceries

Item	Green Bay	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.30	$4.30	0.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.19	$1.40	14.7%
Milk	$1.79	$2.20	18.7%
Potatoes	$2.46	$3.22	23.7%
Pizza	$9.74	$10.74	9.3%
Beer	$8.62	$9.60	10.2%

Health Care

Item	Green Bay	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$72.11	$109.73	34.3%
Doctor	$176.50	$118.34	49.1%
Dentist	$81.33	$100.94	19.4%
Ibuprofen	$9.33	$9.93	6.1%
Lipitor	$343.24	$469.53	26.9%

Housing

Item	Green Bay	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$125,100.00	$184,700.00	32.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,029.41	$1,229.62	16.3%
Apartment Rent	$667.00	$949.00	29.7%

Transportation

Item	Green Bay	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.56	$2.71	5.5%
Tire Balancing	$62.99	$51.86	21.5%

Utilities

Item	Green Bay	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$164.01	$170.84	4.0%
Phone	$182.84	$187.18	2.3%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Pulaski, WI	3,528	88	12.1%
Denmark, WI	2,143	88	11.5%
Greenleaf, WI	899	90	9.7%
Ashwaubenon, WI	17,157	92	8.4%
Luxemburg, WI	2,560	92	7.6%
Green Bay, WI	104,951	88	11.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
West Palm Beach, FL	104,978	108	7.8%
Wichita Falls, TX	105,013	87	12.9%
Broken Arrow, OK	104,869	94	5.5%
Clarington, ON	104,855	n/a
Brantford, ON	105,103	n/a
Green Bay, WI	104,951	88	11.8%

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