Monroeville, Indiana Cost Of Living

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Overall 17%

Goods & Services 0%

Housing 49%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Monroeville	Indiana	National
Cost of living	83	89	100
Goods & Services	100	96	100
Groceries	87	94	100
Health care	99	96	100
Housing	51	72	100
Transportation	106	99	100
Utilities	95	99	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Monroeville is 6% lower than the Indiana average
The cost of living in Monroeville is 17% lower than the national average
Monroeville housing is 49% lower than the national average
Indiana general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Indiana state income tax is 31% higher 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	$45,260	$3,772	$1,056	$1,358
Renters	$29,107	$2,426	$679	$873

Indiana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Indiana	7%	7%

Indiana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Indiana	3.23%	3.23%

Goods & Services

Item	Monroeville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.55	$20.27	16.2%
Beauty Salon	$33.00	$40.39	18.3%
Toothpaste	$1.77	$2.36	25.0%
Shampoo	$0.93	$1.08	13.6%
Movie	$10.70	$10.99	2.6%
Bowling	$16.89	$15.49	9.0%

Groceries

Item	Monroeville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.97	$4.30	7.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.04	$1.40	25.9%
Milk	$1.49	$2.20	32.4%
Potatoes	$2.62	$3.22	18.7%
Pizza	$10.32	$10.74	3.9%
Beer	$8.93	$9.60	6.9%

Health Care

Item	Monroeville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$90.94	$109.73	17.1%
Doctor	$134.78	$118.34	13.9%
Dentist	$94.00	$100.94	6.9%
Ibuprofen	$8.52	$9.93	14.2%
Lipitor	$511.66	$469.53	9.0%

Housing

Item	Monroeville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$79,900.00	$184,700.00	56.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$730.80	$1,229.62	40.6%
Apartment Rent	$647.00	$949.00	31.8%

Transportation

Item	Monroeville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.61	$2.71	3.9%
Tire Balancing	$63.31	$51.86	22.1%

Utilities

Item	Monroeville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$154.12	$170.84	9.8%
Phone	$187.80	$187.18	0.3%

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.
Wren, OH	185	78	-22%
Scott, OH	319	78	-22%
Payne, OH	1,167	82	-18%
Convoy, OH	1,169	82	-18%
Ohio City, OH	805	84	-16%
Monroeville, IN	1,156	83	-17%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Dauphin Island, AL	1,156	101	1%
Edinburg, IL	1,156	85	-15%
McLouth, KS	1,156	79	-21%
Wilson, NY	1,156	82	-18%
Fort Valley, AZ	1,157	148	48%
Monroeville, IN	1,156	83	-17%

Source: The Monroeville, IN cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2021.