Chinatown, CA Cost Of Living

Chinatown cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Chinatown	Oakland	California
Cost of living index	143	154	138
Index	Chinatown	Oakland	California
Goods & Services index	122	122	110
Groceries index	126	126	115
Health care index	123	123	109
Housing index	189	227	196
Transportation index	130	130	125
Utilities index	114	114	114

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The cost of living in Chinatown is 3% higher than the Oakland average.
The cost of living in Chinatown is 43% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Chinatown is 89% higher than the national average.
California general sales tax is 42% higher than the national average.
California state income tax is 55% 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%	10.25%

California Income Tax

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

Goods & Services

Item	Oakland	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.86	$16.09	35.9%
Beauty Salon	$69.62	$37.33	86.5%
Toothpaste	$3.23	$2.45	32.0%
Shampoo	$1.20	$1.00	19.6%
Movie	$11.67	$10.28	13.6%
Bowling	$6.78	$4.93	37.4%

Groceries

Item	Oakland	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.25	$3.80	11.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.51	$1.40	8.1%
Milk	$2.74	$2.01	36.6%
Potatoes	$3.56	$3.01	18.1%
Pizza	$12.11	$9.89	22.5%
Beer	$9.55	$8.90	7.3%

Health Care

Item	Oakland	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$120.71	$102.16	18.2%
Doctor	$138.93	$108.36	28.2%
Dentist	$122.57	$92.53	32.5%
Ibuprofen	$11.92	$9.28	28.4%
Lipitor	$416.12	$425.82	2.3%

Housing

Item	Oakland	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$500,500.00	$184,700.00	171.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,702.60	$1,202.44	124.8%
Apartment Rent	$1,189.00	$949.00	25.3%

Transportation

Item	Oakland	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.93	$2.24	30.3%
Tire Balancing	$60.44	$46.29	30.6%

Utilities

Item	Oakland	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$230.24	$165.96	38.7%
Phone	$24.33	$28.68	15.2%

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	123	23%
Strawberry CDP (Tuolumne County), CA	116	127	27%
Rollingwood, CA	3,231	121	21%
San Pablo, CA	29,991	122	22%
Montalvin Manor, CA	3,174	123	23%
Oakland, CA	412,040	154	54%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Minneapolis, MN	404,670	106	6%
Tulsa, OK	399,906	93	-7%
Miami, FL	432,622	109	9%
Cleveland, OH	389,165	88	-12%
Wichita, KS	388,033	91	-9%
Oakland, CA	412,040	154	54%

Source: The Chinatown, Oakland, CA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

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