Perdido Beach, Alabama Cost Of Living

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Overall 3%

Goods & Services 5%

Housing 11%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	Perdido Beach	Alabama	National
Cost of living	97	89	100
Goods & Services	96	98	100
Groceries	102	96	100
Health care	98	91	100
Housing	89	72	100
Transportation	94	91	100
Utilities	119	103	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Perdido Beach is 8% higher than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Perdido Beach is 3% lower than the national average
Perdido Beach housing is 11% lower than the national average
Alabama general sales tax is 21% lower than the national average
Alabama state income tax is 19% 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)
Owners	$46,250	$3,854	$1,079	$1,388
Renters	$50,227	$4,186	$1,172	$1,507

Alabama Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Alabama	4%	13.5%

Alabama Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Alabama	2%	5%

Goods & Services

Item	Perdido Beach	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.25	$17.49	38.7%
Beauty Salon	$36.00	$38.17	5.7%
Toothpaste	$2.72	$2.32	17.2%
Shampoo	$0.89	$1.01	12.0%
Movie	$9.25	$10.72	13.7%
Bowling	$13.20	$13.86	4.8%

Groceries

Item	Perdido Beach	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.71	$3.90	4.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.49	$1.40	6.8%
Milk	$2.72	$1.96	38.6%
Potatoes	$4.21	$3.18	32.3%
Pizza	$9.78	$10.39	5.9%
Beer	$9.74	$9.23	5.5%

Health Care

Item	Perdido Beach	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$76.25	$106.34	28.3%
Doctor	$86.00	$115.25	25.4%
Dentist	$101.80	$98.38	3.5%
Ibuprofen	$13.04	$9.26	40.8%
Lipitor	$504.89	$466.47	8.2%

Housing

Item	Perdido Beach	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$155,600.00	$184,700.00	15.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,202.55	$1,273.32	5.6%
Apartment Rent	$950.00	$949.00	0.1%

Transportation

Item	Perdido Beach	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.52	$2.59	2.7%
Tire Balancing	$44.22	$48.90	9.6%

Utilities

Item	Perdido Beach	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$221.13	$167.60	31.9%
Phone	$184.74	$163.42	13.0%

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.
Bon Secour, AL	650	100	0%
West Pensacola, FL	20,382	85	-15%
Warrington, FL	12,894	87	-13%
Elberta, AL	1,400	89	-11%
Myrtle Grove, FL	16,547	90	-10%
Perdido Beach, AL	596	97	-3%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Alberton, MT	596	92	-8%
Barstow, TX	596	76	-24%
Charter Oak, IA	596	77	-23%
Five Points, NC	596	97	-3%
Martin, KY	596	78	-22%
Perdido Beach, AL	596	97	-3%

Source: The Perdido Beach, AL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

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