Malabar, FL Cost Of Living

Malabar 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	Malabar	Florida	National
Cost of living index	112	99	100
Index	Malabar	Florida	National
Goods & Services index	100	99	100
Groceries index	107	105	100
Health care index	101	98	100
Housing index	130	96	100
Transportation index	95	100	100
Utilities index	121	103	100

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The cost of living in Malabar is 12% higher than the Florida average.
The cost of living in Malabar is 12% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Malabar is 30% higher than the national average.
Florida general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average.
Florida state income tax is 100% 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	$68,125	$5,677	$1,589	$2,044
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Florida Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Florida	6%	7.5%

Florida Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Florida	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Malabar	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.78	$16.09	1.9%
Beauty Salon	$44.67	$37.33	19.6%
Toothpaste	$3.27	$2.45	33.5%
Shampoo	$1.00	$1.00	0.1%
Movie	$6.63	$10.28	35.5%
Bowling	$4.71	$4.93	4.5%

Groceries

Item	Malabar	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.18	$3.80	9.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.36	$1.40	2.9%
Milk	$2.54	$2.01	26.7%
Potatoes	$3.48	$3.01	15.7%
Pizza	$9.99	$9.89	1.1%
Beer	$9.32	$8.90	4.8%

Health Care

Item	Malabar	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$128.11	$102.16	25.4%
Doctor	$95.75	$108.36	11.6%
Dentist	$95.56	$92.53	3.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.96	$9.28	18.1%
Lipitor	$414.78	$425.82	2.6%

Housing

Item	Malabar	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$223,300.00	$184,700.00	20.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,048.10	$1,202.44	12.8%
Apartment Rent	$1,420.00	$949.00	49.6%

Transportation

Item	Malabar	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.22	$2.24	0.9%
Tire Balancing	$40.86	$46.29	11.7%

Utilities

Item	Malabar	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$208.89	$165.96	25.9%
Phone	$33.59	$28.68	17.1%

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.
Micco, FL	8,377	88	-12%
Palm Bay, FL	106,573	94	-6%
Melbourne, FL	78,911	95	-5%
Sebastian, FL	23,432	99	-1%
Roseland, FL	1,783	101	1%
Malabar, FL	2,886	112	12%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Dandridge, TN	2,886	93	-7%
Agua Fria, NM	2,887	96	-4%
Strasburg, PA	2,885	105	5%
York Harbor, ME	2,885	129	29%
Greenfield, MN	2,888	136	36%
Malabar, FL	2,886	112	12%

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

Malabar, FL Cost of Living