Pearl, IL Cost Of Living

Pearl 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	Pearl	Illinois	National
Cost of living index	81	99	100
Index	Pearl	Illinois	National
Goods & Services index	105	101	100
Groceries index	95	97	100
Health care index	104	101	100
Housing index	36	95	100
Transportation index	102	105	100
Utilities index	89	96	100

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The cost of living in Pearl is 18% lower than the Illinois average.
The cost of living in Pearl is 19% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Pearl is 64% lower than the national average.
Illinois general sales tax is 23% higher than the national average.
Illinois state income tax is 69% higher 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	$33,438	$2,787	$780	$1,003
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Illinois Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Illinois	6.25%	10.25%

Illinois Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Illinois	3.75%	3.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Pearl	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$10.71	$16.09	33.4%
Beauty Salon	$32.39	$37.33	13.2%
Toothpaste	$2.21	$2.45	9.7%
Shampoo	$0.89	$1.00	11.4%
Movie	$11.99	$10.28	16.6%
Bowling	$6.40	$4.93	29.7%

Groceries

Item	Pearl	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.69	$3.80	3.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.40	0.5%
Milk	$1.72	$2.01	14.5%
Potatoes	$2.86	$3.01	5.0%
Pizza	$12.73	$9.89	28.7%
Beer	$8.22	$8.90	7.6%

Health Care

Item	Pearl	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$74.00	$102.16	27.6%
Doctor	$133.89	$108.36	23.6%
Dentist	$89.33	$92.53	3.5%
Ibuprofen	$9.21	$9.28	0.7%
Lipitor	$431.02	$425.82	1.2%

Housing

Item	Pearl	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$46,300.00	$184,700.00	74.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$998.55	$1,202.44	17.0%
Apartment Rent	$592.00	$949.00	37.6%

Transportation

Item	Pearl	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.25	$2.24	0.2%
Tire Balancing	$48.87	$46.29	5.6%

Utilities

Item	Pearl	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$159.87	$165.96	3.7%
Phone	$23.34	$28.68	18.6%

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.
Detroit, IL	109	100	0%
Time, IL	9	100	0%
Paynesville, MO	68	76	-24%
Nebo, IL	280	77	-23%
Milton, IL	277	80	-20%
Pearl, IL	219	81	-19%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Galway, NY	219	98	-2%
Camp Sherman, OR	219	132	32%
Meno, OK	219	77	-23%
Prichard, WV	219	75	-25%
Madison, MD	219	176	76%
Pearl, IL	219	81	-19%

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

Pearl, IL Cost of Living