Index | Monroe | Georgia | National |
Cost of living | 93 | 94 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 108 | 97 | 100 |
Groceries | 104 | 99 | 100 |
Health care | 109 | 97 | 100 |
Housing | 67 | 86 | 100 |
Transportation | 108 | 97 | 100 |
Utilities | 86 | 93 | 100 |
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Goods & Services index | |
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Health care index | |
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Transportation index | |
Utilities index |
Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $51,281 | $4,273 | $1,196 | $1,539 |
Renters | $27,834 | $2,320 | $649 | $835 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Georgia | 4% | 8% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Georgia | 1% | 5.75% |
Item | Monroe | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $20.90 | $17.49 | 19.5% |
Beauty Salon | $48.30 | $38.17 | 26.5% |
Toothpaste | $2.89 | $2.32 | 24.5% |
Shampoo | $1.04 | $1.01 | 2.8% |
Movie | $14.66 | $10.72 | 36.7% |
Bowling | $16.40 | $13.86 | 18.3% |
Item | Monroe | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.64 | $3.90 | 19.0% |
Fried Chicken | $1.32 | $1.40 | 5.4% |
Milk | $2.09 | $1.96 | 6.5% |
Potatoes | $3.00 | $3.18 | 5.7% |
Pizza | $11.39 | $10.39 | 9.6% |
Beer | $9.74 | $9.23 | 5.5% |
Item | Monroe | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $109.20 | $106.34 | 2.7% |
Doctor | $119.75 | $115.25 | 3.9% |
Dentist | $123.40 | $98.38 | 25.4% |
Ibuprofen | $8.35 | $9.26 | 9.8% |
Lipitor | $463.28 | $466.47 | 0.7% |
Item | Monroe | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $111,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 39.6% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,321.35 | $1,273.32 | 3.8% |
Apartment Rent | $775.00 | $949.00 | 18.3% |
Item | Monroe | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.70 | $2.59 | 4.3% |
Tire Balancing | $56.89 | $48.90 | 16.4% |
Item | Monroe | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $124.35 | $167.60 | 25.8% |
Phone | $182.25 | $163.42 | 11.5% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Russell, GA | 1,395 | 88 | -12% |
Statham, GA | 2,589 | 91 | -9% |
Oxford, GA | 2,100 | 91 | -9% |
Bethlehem, GA | 782 | 93 | -7% |
Covington, GA | 13,667 | 94 | -6% |
Monroe, GA | 13,253 | 93 | -7% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Southern Pines, NC | 13,258 | 103 | 3% |
Spring Lake, NC | 13,258 | 88 | -12% |
Port Orchard, WA | 13,265 | 130 | 30% |
Hamilton Square, NJ | 13,265 | 129 | 29% |
Rantoul, IL | 13,238 | 83 | -17% |
Monroe, GA | 13,253 | 93 | -7% |