| Index | Homewood South | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania |
| Cost of living | 79 | 91 | 99 |
| Goods & Services | 92 | 92 | 98 |
| Groceries | 109 | 109 | 103 |
| Health care | 92 | 92 | 94 |
| Housing | 25 | 65 | 91 |
| Transportation | 119 | 119 | 109 |
| Utilities | 114 | 114 | 111 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $21,070 | $1,756 | $492 | $632 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Pennsylvania | 6% | 8% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Pennsylvania | 3.07% | 3.07% |
| Item | Pittsburgh | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $18.30 | $17.49 | 4.6% |
| Beauty Salon | $28.90 | $38.17 | 24.3% |
| Toothpaste | $2.25 | $2.32 | 3.1% |
| Shampoo | $1.15 | $1.01 | 13.6% |
| Movie | $10.39 | $10.72 | 3.1% |
| Bowling | $14.20 | $13.86 | 2.4% |
| Item | Pittsburgh | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $4.16 | $3.90 | 6.7% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.95 | $1.40 | 39.7% |
| Milk | $2.11 | $1.96 | 7.5% |
| Potatoes | $3.59 | $3.18 | 12.8% |
| Pizza | $10.89 | $10.39 | 4.8% |
| Beer | $9.76 | $9.23 | 5.7% |
| Item | Pittsburgh | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $79.57 | $106.34 | 25.2% |
| Doctor | $91.67 | $115.25 | 20.5% |
| Dentist | $97.56 | $98.38 | 0.8% |
| Ibuprofen | $9.19 | $9.26 | 0.8% |
| Lipitor | $477.30 | $466.47 | 2.3% |
| Item | Pittsburgh | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $100,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 45.4% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,359.16 | $1,273.32 | 6.7% |
| Apartment Rent | $844.00 | $949.00 | 11.1% |
| Item | Pittsburgh | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.96 | $2.59 | 14.3% |
| Tire Balancing | $63.68 | $48.90 | 30.2% |
| Item | Pittsburgh | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $205.57 | $167.60 | 22.6% |
| Phone | $187.74 | $163.42 | 14.9% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Arnold City, PA | 546 | 80 | -20% |
| Rankin, PA | 2,274 | 80 | -20% |
| North Braddock, PA | 4,810 | 80 | -20% |
| Braddock, PA | 1,841 | 81 | -19% |
| Duquesne, PA | 5,534 | 81 | -19% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 305,305 | 91 | -9% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Stockton, CA | 301,443 | 110 | 10% |
| Anchorage, AK | 299,321 | 127 | 27% |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 311,529 | 94 | -6% |
| Cincinnati, OH | 298,011 | 90 | -10% |
| St. Paul, MN | 297,160 | 103 | 3% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 305,305 | 91 | -9% |
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