| Index | Perdido Beach | Alabama | National |
| Cost of living | 96 | 89 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 105 | 95 | 100 |
| Groceries | 101 | 98 | 100 |
| Health care | 100 | 91 | 100 |
| Housing | 84 | 74 | 100 |
| Transportation | 98 | 90 | 100 |
| Utilities | 94 | 98 | 100 |


Why stop at city-to-city? With Local Insights, you can compare neighborhoods, zip codes, or even exact addresses. Access 300+ hyperlocal data points—from schools and crime to housing and amenities—to see which area is the better fit.
| Cost of living index | |
| Goods & Services index | |
| Groceries index | |
| Health care index | |
| Housing index | |
| Transportation index | |
| Utilities index |
| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $108,515 | $9,043 | $2,532 | $3,256 |
| Renters | $32,257 | $2,688 | $753 | $968 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Alabama | 4% | 13.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Alabama | 2% | 5% |
| Item | Perdido Beach | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $28.81 | $27.62 | 4.3% |
| Beauty Salon | $55.95 | $51.11 | 9.5% |
| Toothpaste | $4.02 | $4.09 | 1.8% |
| Shampoo | $1.71 | $1.54 | 10.9% |
| Movie | $12.00 | $12.88 | 6.8% |
| Yoga | $21.88 | $19.66 | 11.3% |
| Item | Perdido Beach | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.50 | $7.70 | 2.7% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.42 | $1.66 | 14.6% |
| Milk | $4.86 | $4.73 | 2.7% |
| Potatoes | $5.72 | $5.26 | 8.8% |
| Pizza | $11.48 | $12.76 | 10.0% |
| Beer | $11.65 | $10.55 | 10.4% |
| Item | Perdido Beach | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $133.64 | $140.06 | 4.6% |
| Doctor | $120.95 | $153.82 | 21.4% |
| Dentist | $109.07 | $123.15 | 11.4% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.46 | $11.73 | 2.3% |
| Lipitor | $32.75 | $23.61 | 38.7% |
| Item | Perdido Beach | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $311,479.00 | $326,622.00 | 4.6% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,206.09 | $2,480.25 | 11.1% |
| Apartment Rent | $824.00 | $1,444.00 | 42.9% |
| Item | Perdido Beach | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.88 | $3.06 | 5.9% |
| Tire Balancing | $69.34 | $65.21 | 6.3% |
| Item | Perdido Beach | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $194.96 | $220.12 | 11.4% |
| Phone | $199.49 | $195.71 | 1.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| West Pensacola, FL | 23,252 | 88 | 11.7% |
| Warrington, FL | 16,199 | 92 | 8.3% |
| Robertsdale, AL | 6,958 | 90 | 9.8% |
| Elberta, AL | 2,012 | 94 | 6.3% |
| Myrtle Grove, FL | 17,531 | 95 | 5.4% |
| Perdido Beach, AL | 457 | 96 | 3.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Repton, AL | 457 | 88 | 12.2% |
| Collins, IA | 457 | 88 | 11.6% |
| Equality, IL | 457 | 83 | 16.9% |
| Humboldt, IL | 457 | 86 | 14.3% |
| Spokane, LA | 457 | 118 | 17.9% |
| Perdido Beach, AL | 457 | 96 | 3.8% |