| Index | Journal Square | Jersey City | New Jersey |
| Cost of living | 149 | 148 | 119 |
| Goods & Services | 130 | 130 | 104 |
| Groceries | 116 | 116 | 103 |
| Health care | 143 | 143 | 111 |
| Housing | 206 | 202 | 157 |
| Transportation | 119 | 119 | 101 |
| Utilities | 117 | 117 | 101 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $96,574 | $8,048 | $2,253 | $2,898 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| New Jersey | 6.625% | 12.625% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| New Jersey | 1.4% | 10.75% |
| Item | Jersey City | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $32.35 | $27.62 | 17.1% |
| Beauty Salon | $76.57 | $51.11 | 49.8% |
| Toothpaste | $4.61 | $4.09 | 12.6% |
| Shampoo | $1.95 | $1.54 | 26.5% |
| Movie | $22.06 | $12.88 | 71.3% |
| Yoga | $29.57 | $19.66 | 50.4% |
| Item | Jersey City | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.54 | $7.70 | 2.1% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.55 | $1.66 | 6.8% |
| Milk | $5.33 | $4.73 | 12.6% |
| Potatoes | $5.23 | $5.26 | 0.5% |
| Pizza | $15.79 | $12.76 | 23.7% |
| Beer | $11.66 | $10.55 | 10.5% |
| Item | Jersey City | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $155.15 | $140.06 | 10.8% |
| Doctor | $214.00 | $153.82 | 39.1% |
| Dentist | $221.31 | $123.15 | 79.7% |
| Ibuprofen | $12.43 | $11.73 | 6.0% |
| Lipitor | $23.88 | $23.61 | 1.1% |
| Item | Jersey City | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $722,287.00 | $326,622.00 | 121.1% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $14,466.40 | $2,480.25 | 483.3% |
| Apartment Rent | $2,272.00 | $1,444.00 | 57.3% |
| Item | Jersey City | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.29 | $3.06 | 7.7% |
| Tire Balancing | $94.94 | $65.21 | 45.6% |
| Item | Jersey City | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $275.57 | $220.12 | 25.2% |
| Phone | $204.61 | $195.71 | 4.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| East Orange, NJ | 66,655 | 110 | 10.2% |
| Roselle, NJ | 22,321 | 112 | 11.5% |
| Silver Lake CDP (Warren County), NJ | 326 | 112 | 12.3% |
| Newark, NJ | 290,764 | 114 | 13.7% |
| Paterson, NJ | 149,118 | 115 | 14.7% |
| Jersey City, NJ | 268,546 | 148 | 47.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Laredo, TX | 268,554 | 88 | 12.3% |
| Chandler, AZ | 266,863 | 123 | 23.3% |
| Madison, WI | 266,829 | 112 | 12.5% |
| Lubbock, TX | 266,541 | 94 | 6.1% |
| St. Petersburg, FL | 271,787 | 107 | 7.4% |
| Jersey City, NJ | 268,546 | 148 | 47.8% |
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