Index | Minot | North Dakota | National |
Cost of living | 104 | 95 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 100 | 97 | 100 |
Groceries | 107 | 101 | 100 |
Health care | 114 | 113 | 100 |
Housing | 106 | 85 | 100 |
Transportation | 110 | 104 | 100 |
Utilities | 96 | 95 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $79,379 | $6,615 | $1,852 | $2,382 |
Renters | $43,694 | $3,641 | $1,019 | $1,311 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
North Dakota | 5% | 8% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
North Dakota | 1.1% | 2.9% |
Item | Minot | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $18.92 | $20.27 | 6.7% |
Beauty Salon | $43.33 | $40.39 | 7.3% |
Toothpaste | $2.65 | $2.36 | 12.3% |
Shampoo | $1.38 | $1.08 | 28.5% |
Movie | $12.85 | $10.99 | 17.0% |
Bowling | $5.00 | $15.49 | 67.7% |
Item | Minot | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.71 | $4.30 | 13.7% |
Fried Chicken | $1.55 | $1.40 | 10.5% |
Milk | $2.95 | $2.20 | 34.1% |
Potatoes | $2.78 | $3.22 | 13.5% |
Pizza | $10.42 | $10.74 | 3.0% |
Beer | $8.39 | $9.60 | 12.6% |
Item | Minot | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $112.33 | $109.73 | 2.4% |
Doctor | $154.40 | $118.34 | 30.5% |
Dentist | $109.86 | $100.94 | 8.8% |
Ibuprofen | $10.52 | $9.93 | 5.9% |
Lipitor | $528.33 | $469.53 | 12.5% |
Item | Minot | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $201,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 9.3% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,093.01 | $1,229.62 | 11.1% |
Apartment Rent | $917.00 | $949.00 | 3.4% |
Item | Minot | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.73 | $2.71 | 0.7% |
Tire Balancing | $64.43 | $51.86 | 24.2% |
Item | Minot | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $154.62 | $170.84 | 9.5% |
Phone | $191.70 | $187.18 | 2.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Deering, ND | 92 | 89 | 10.7% |
Des Lacs, ND | 215 | 95 | 5.4% |
Sawyer, ND | 323 | 99 | 1.3% |
Ruthville, ND | 256 | 99 | 1.2% |
Foxholm, ND | 52 | 104 | 4.0% |
Minot, ND | 47,338 | 104 | 3.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Wauwatosa, WI | 47,388 | 102 | 1.5% |
Lawrence, IN | 47,415 | 89 | 10.9% |
East Providence, RI | 47,260 | 113 | 13.0% |
Pearl City, HI | 47,241 | 183 | 82.6% |
Ceres, CA | 47,231 | 109 | 9.0% |
Minot, ND | 47,338 | 104 | 3.7% |