Manchester, CA Cost Of Living

Manchester 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	Manchester	California	National
Cost of living index	131	138	100
Index	Manchester	California	National
Goods & Services index	129	110	100
Groceries index	125	115	100
Health care index	124	109	100
Housing index	142	196	100
Transportation index	134	125	100
Utilities index	115	114	100

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The cost of living in Manchester is 5% lower than the California average.
The cost of living in Manchester is 31% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Manchester is 42% higher than the national average.
California general sales tax is 42% higher than the national average.
California state income tax is 55% 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	$34,286	$2,857	$800	$1,029
Renters	$58,281	$4,857	$1,360	$1,749

California Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
California	7.25%	10.25%

California Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
California	1%	13.3%

Goods & Services

Item	Manchester	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.90	$16.09	61.0%
Beauty Salon	$77.35	$37.33	107.2%
Toothpaste	$3.27	$2.45	33.5%
Shampoo	$1.26	$1.00	25.6%
Movie	$13.12	$10.28	27.6%
Bowling	$7.52	$4.93	52.5%

Groceries

Item	Manchester	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.32	$3.80	13.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.64	$1.40	17.6%
Milk	$2.72	$2.01	35.6%
Potatoes	$3.78	$3.01	25.4%
Pizza	$11.98	$9.89	21.2%
Beer	$9.48	$8.90	6.6%

Health Care

Item	Manchester	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$124.14	$102.16	21.5%
Doctor	$142.61	$108.36	31.6%
Dentist	$122.05	$92.53	31.9%
Ibuprofen	$11.97	$9.28	29.0%
Lipitor	$421.85	$425.82	0.9%

Housing

Item	Manchester	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$348,100.00	$184,700.00	88.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$4,265.07	$1,202.44	254.7%
Apartment Rent	$304.00	$949.00	68.0%

Transportation

Item	Manchester	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.07	$2.24	36.9%
Tire Balancing	$60.10	$46.29	29.8%

Utilities

Item	Manchester	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$235.44	$165.96	41.9%
Phone	$24.12	$28.68	15.9%

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.
Philo, CA	260	104	4%
Point Arena, CA	455	138	38%
Anchor Bay, CA	310	193	93%
Manchester, CA	177	131	31%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
McDermitt, NV	177	94	-6%
Neskowin, OR	177	143	43%
Bern, KS	177	80	-20%
Cedar Crest, OK	177	105	5%
Enville, TN	177	81	-19%
Manchester, CA	177	131	31%

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

Manchester, CA Cost of Living