Index | Montgomery | Alabama | National |
Cost of living | 89 | 89 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 97 | 98 | 100 |
Groceries | 100 | 96 | 100 |
Health care | 83 | 91 | 100 |
Housing | 70 | 72 | 100 |
Transportation | 92 | 91 | 100 |
Utilities | 100 | 103 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $59,148 | $4,929 | $1,380 | $1,775 |
Renters | $27,458 | $2,288 | $641 | $824 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Alabama | 4% | 13.5% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Alabama | 2% | 5% |
Item | Montgomery | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $17.20 | $17.49 | 1.7% |
Beauty Salon | $44.60 | $38.17 | 16.8% |
Toothpaste | $1.90 | $2.32 | 18.1% |
Shampoo | $0.93 | $1.01 | 8.1% |
Movie | $8.53 | $10.72 | 20.5% |
Bowling | $15.00 | $13.86 | 8.2% |
Item | Montgomery | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.21 | $3.90 | 17.7% |
Fried Chicken | $1.41 | $1.40 | 1.0% |
Milk | $2.40 | $1.96 | 22.3% |
Potatoes | $3.66 | $3.18 | 15.0% |
Pizza | $10.89 | $10.39 | 4.8% |
Beer | $9.69 | $9.23 | 5.0% |
Item | Montgomery | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $86.00 | $106.34 | 19.1% |
Doctor | $94.00 | $115.25 | 18.4% |
Dentist | $65.00 | $98.38 | 33.9% |
Ibuprofen | $10.60 | $9.26 | 14.5% |
Lipitor | $476.07 | $466.47 | 2.1% |
Item | Montgomery | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $116,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 36.9% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,108.92 | $1,273.32 | 12.9% |
Apartment Rent | $827.00 | $949.00 | 12.9% |
Item | Montgomery | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.40 | $2.59 | 7.5% |
Tire Balancing | $46.59 | $48.90 | 4.7% |
Item | Montgomery | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $168.77 | $167.60 | 0.7% |
Phone | $178.98 | $163.42 | 9.5% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Elmore, AL | 1,890 | 84 | -16% |
Coosada, AL | 1,185 | 91 | -9% |
Wetumpka, AL | 7,654 | 91 | -9% |
Millbrook, AL | 15,045 | 92 | -8% |
Pine Level, AL | 3,918 | 92 | -8% |
Montgomery, AL | 201,717 | 89 | -11% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Moreno Valley, CA | 202,061 | 116 | 16% |
Aurora, IL | 200,907 | 100 | 0% |
Columbus, GA | 200,303 | 96 | -4% |
Fayetteville, NC | 203,670 | 91 | -9% |
Yonkers, NY | 199,725 | 132 | 32% |
Montgomery, AL | 201,717 | 89 | -11% |