Moss Landing, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 12%

Goods & Services 2%

Housing 100%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 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	Moss Landing	California	National
Cost of living	112	140	100
Goods & Services	102	109	100
Groceries	99	112	100
Health care	100	109	100
Housing	n/a	196	100
Transportation	135	132	100
Utilities	145	127	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Moss Landing is 20% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Moss Landing is 12% higher than the national average
Moss Landing housing is 34% higher than the national average
California general sales tax is 42% higher than the national average
California state income tax is 59% 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

California Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
California	7.25%	10.5%

California Income Tax

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

Goods & Services

Item	Moss Landing	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.43	$20.27	0.8%
Beauty Salon	$58.44	$40.39	44.7%
Toothpaste	$3.19	$2.36	35.2%
Shampoo	$1.05	$1.08	2.8%
Movie	$12.23	$10.99	11.3%
Bowling	$17.98	$15.49	16.0%

Groceries

Item	Moss Landing	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.34	$4.30	24.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.33	$1.40	5.2%
Milk	$2.58	$2.20	16.9%
Potatoes	$2.48	$3.22	23.0%
Pizza	$14.00	$10.74	30.4%
Beer	$8.83	$9.60	8.0%

Health Care

Item	Moss Landing	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$126.50	$109.73	15.3%
Doctor	$114.86	$118.34	2.9%
Dentist	$97.05	$100.94	3.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.31	$9.93	3.8%
Lipitor	$470.65	$469.53	0.2%

Housing

Item	Moss Landing	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,688.63	$1,229.62	37.3%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Moss Landing	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.84	$2.71	41.6%
Tire Balancing	$64.74	$51.86	24.8%

Utilities

Item	Moss Landing	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$313.19	$170.84	83.3%
Phone	$179.08	$187.18	4.3%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Live Oak city, CA	8,501	113	12.7%
Castroville, CA	6,978	117	17.3%
Pajaro, CA	3,524	118	18.5%
Boronda, CA	1,381	123	23.3%
Salinas, CA	155,889	124	24.4%
Moss Landing, CA	118	112	12.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Nunam Iqua, AK	118	104	4.4%
Wahak Hotrontk, AZ	118	85	15.1%
Richvale, CA	118	120	19.9%
Horseshoe Beach, FL	118	94	6.4%
Ferris, IL	118	75	25.2%
Moss Landing, CA	118	112	12.4%

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