Chinatown, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 45%

Goods & Services 19%

Housing 89%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from C2ER in January, 2021; 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	Chinatown	Oakland	California
Cost of living	145	156	140
Goods & Services	119	119	109
Groceries	128	128	112
Health care	122	122	109
Housing	189	227	196
Transportation	140	140	132
Utilities	131	131	127

Key findings

The cost of living in Chinatown is 4% higher than the Oakland average
The cost of living in Chinatown is 45% higher than the national average
Chinatown housing is 89% 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)
Household	$21,261	$1,772	$496	$638

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	Oakland	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.17	$20.27	4.4%
Beauty Salon	$71.31	$40.39	76.5%
Toothpaste	$3.06	$2.36	29.7%
Shampoo	$1.36	$1.08	26.0%
Movie	$14.19	$10.99	29.2%
Bowling	$20.50	$15.49	32.3%

Groceries

Item	Oakland	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.24	$4.30	1.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.82	$1.40	30.3%
Milk	$2.78	$2.20	26.2%
Potatoes	$2.98	$3.22	7.5%
Pizza	$12.93	$10.74	20.4%
Beer	$10.32	$9.60	7.5%

Health Care

Item	Oakland	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$132.96	$109.73	21.2%
Doctor	$139.84	$118.34	18.2%
Dentist	$138.42	$100.94	37.1%
Ibuprofen	$12.22	$9.93	23.0%
Lipitor	$473.62	$469.53	0.9%

Housing

Item	Oakland	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$500,500.00	$184,700.00	171.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,714.78	$1,229.62	120.8%
Apartment Rent	$1,189.00	$949.00	25.3%

Transportation

Item	Oakland	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.95	$2.71	45.7%
Tire Balancing	$68.02	$51.86	31.2%

Utilities

Item	Oakland	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$266.98	$170.84	56.3%
Phone	$185.39	$187.18	1.0%

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.
North Gate, CA	465	126	26%
Strawberry CDP (Tuolumne County), CA	116	128	28%
Rollingwood, CA	3,231	123	23%
San Pablo, CA	29,991	124	24%
Montalvin Manor, CA	3,174	125	25%
Oakland, CA	412,040	156	56%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Minneapolis, MN	404,670	106	6%
Tulsa, OK	399,906	89	-11%
Miami, FL	432,622	111	11%
Cleveland, OH	389,165	83	-17%
Wichita, KS	388,033	89	-11%
Oakland, CA	412,040	156	56%

Source: The Chinatown, Oakland, CA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2020.

Chinatown, Oakland, CA Cost of Living