| Index | Howland Hook | New York | New York |
| Cost of living | 98 | 176 | 118 |
| Goods & Services | 105 | 130 | 108 |
| Groceries | 104 | 116 | 102 |
| Health care | 109 | 143 | 111 |
| Housing | 81 | 297 | 144 |
| Transportation | 103 | 119 | 107 |
| Utilities | 104 | 117 | 101 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $94,531 | $7,878 | $2,206 | $2,836 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| New York | 4% | 8.875% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| New York | 4% | 10.9% |
| Item | New York | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $32.35 | $27.62 | 17.1% |
| Beauty Salon | $76.57 | $51.11 | 49.8% |
| Toothpaste | $4.61 | $4.09 | 12.6% |
| Shampoo | $1.95 | $1.54 | 26.5% |
| Movie | $22.06 | $12.88 | 71.3% |
| Yoga | $29.57 | $19.66 | 50.4% |
| Item | New York | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.54 | $7.70 | 2.1% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.55 | $1.66 | 6.8% |
| Milk | $5.33 | $4.73 | 12.6% |
| Potatoes | $5.23 | $5.26 | 0.5% |
| Pizza | $15.79 | $12.76 | 23.7% |
| Beer | $11.66 | $10.55 | 10.5% |
| Item | New York | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $155.15 | $140.06 | 10.8% |
| Doctor | $214.00 | $153.82 | 39.1% |
| Dentist | $221.31 | $123.15 | 79.7% |
| Ibuprofen | $12.43 | $11.73 | 6.0% |
| Lipitor | $23.88 | $23.61 | 1.1% |
| Item | New York | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $1,169,701.00 | $326,622.00 | 258.1% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $14,466.40 | $2,480.25 | 483.3% |
| Apartment Rent | $2,224.00 | $1,444.00 | 54.0% |
| Item | New York | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.29 | $3.06 | 7.7% |
| Tire Balancing | $94.94 | $65.21 | 45.6% |
| Item | New York | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $275.57 | $220.12 | 25.2% |
| Phone | $204.61 | $195.71 | 4.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Keansburg, NJ | 10,050 | 110 | 9.9% |
| East Orange, NJ | 66,655 | 110 | 10.2% |
| Roselle, NJ | 22,321 | 112 | 11.5% |
| Silver Lake CDP (Warren County), NJ | 326 | 112 | 12.3% |
| Newark, NJ | 290,764 | 114 | 13.7% |
| New York, NY | 8,575,966 | 176 | 76.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Los Angeles, CA | 4,130,831 | 175 | 74.7% |
| Toronto, ON | 3,013,752 | n/a | |
| Chicago, IL | 2,804,582 | 116 | 15.8% |
| New York, NY | 8,575,966 | 176 | 76.2% |
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