Index | Myrtle Beach | South Carolina | National |
Cost of living | 102 | 95 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 101 | 100 | 100 |
Groceries | 105 | 100 | 100 |
Health care | 96 | 96 | 100 |
Housing | 92 | 80 | 100 |
Transportation | 108 | 97 | 100 |
Utilities | 127 | 109 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $52,272 | $4,356 | $1,220 | $1,568 |
Renters | $26,824 | $2,235 | $626 | $805 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
South Carolina | 6% | 9% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
South Carolina | 0% | 7% |
Item | Myrtle Beach | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $18.39 | $20.27 | 9.3% |
Beauty Salon | $40.70 | $40.39 | 0.8% |
Toothpaste | $2.92 | $2.36 | 23.7% |
Shampoo | $1.21 | $1.08 | 12.3% |
Movie | $9.92 | $10.99 | 9.7% |
Bowling | $14.91 | $15.49 | 3.8% |
Item | Myrtle Beach | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.19 | $4.30 | 2.5% |
Fried Chicken | $1.33 | $1.40 | 5.2% |
Milk | $1.92 | $2.20 | 12.7% |
Potatoes | $4.43 | $3.22 | 37.5% |
Pizza | $10.27 | $10.74 | 4.4% |
Beer | $9.49 | $9.60 | 1.1% |
Item | Myrtle Beach | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $90.47 | $109.73 | 17.5% |
Doctor | $119.50 | $118.34 | 1.0% |
Dentist | $91.53 | $100.94 | 9.3% |
Ibuprofen | $10.31 | $9.93 | 3.8% |
Lipitor | $490.40 | $469.53 | 4.4% |
Item | Myrtle Beach | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $173,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 6.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $806.91 | $1,229.62 | 34.4% |
Apartment Rent | $824.00 | $949.00 | 13.2% |
Item | Myrtle Beach | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.59 | $2.71 | 4.5% |
Tire Balancing | $67.12 | $51.86 | 29.4% |
Item | Myrtle Beach | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $250.92 | $170.84 | 46.9% |
Phone | $189.71 | $187.18 | 1.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Bucksport, SC | 805 | 92 | 8.0% |
Atlantic Beach, SC | 239 | 94 | 5.9% |
Garden City, SC | 9,456 | 92 | 8.2% |
Conway, SC | 20,631 | 98 | 2.2% |
Forestbrook, SC | 5,218 | 100 | 0.2% |
Myrtle Beach, SC | 30,106 | 102 | 1.9% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Orcutt, CA | 30,109 | 133 | 32.6% |
Helena, MT | 30,102 | 98 | 2.4% |
Burlingame, CA | 30,118 | 271 | 171.5% |
Holly Springs, NC | 30,126 | 106 | 6.0% |
Lawrenceville, GA | 30,127 | 96 | 3.5% |
Myrtle Beach, SC | 30,106 | 102 | 1.9% |