Homewood South, PA Cost Of Living

Homewood South 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	Homewood South	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania
Cost of living index	79	91	100
Index	Homewood South	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania
Goods & Services index	97	97	100
Groceries index	110	110	105
Health care index	94	94	92
Housing index	25	65	91
Transportation index	107	107	108
Utilities index	110	110	111

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The cost of living in Homewood South is 20% lower than the Pittsburgh average.
The cost of living in Homewood South is 21% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Homewood South is 75% lower than the national average.
Pennsylvania general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average.
Pennsylvania state income tax is 38% 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)
Household	$21,070	$1,756	$492	$632

Pennsylvania Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Pennsylvania	6%	8%

Pennsylvania Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Pennsylvania	3.07%	3.07%

Goods & Services

Item	Pittsburgh	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.53	$16.09	9.0%
Beauty Salon	$32.20	$37.33	13.7%
Toothpaste	$2.41	$2.45	1.5%
Shampoo	$1.02	$1.00	1.6%
Movie	$9.93	$10.28	3.4%
Bowling	$4.13	$4.93	16.3%

Groceries

Item	Pittsburgh	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.53	$3.80	7.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.57	$1.40	12.6%
Milk	$1.90	$2.01	5.5%
Potatoes	$2.99	$3.01	0.6%
Pizza	$9.99	$9.89	1.1%
Beer	$10.08	$8.90	13.3%

Health Care

Item	Pittsburgh	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$86.58	$102.16	15.2%
Doctor	$98.75	$108.36	8.9%
Dentist	$86.30	$92.53	6.7%
Ibuprofen	$9.43	$9.28	1.6%
Lipitor	$415.17	$425.82	2.5%

Housing

Item	Pittsburgh	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$100,800.00	$184,700.00	45.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,031.03	$1,202.44	14.3%
Apartment Rent	$844.00	$949.00	11.1%

Transportation

Item	Pittsburgh	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.61	$2.24	16.1%
Tire Balancing	$40.59	$46.29	12.3%

Utilities

Item	Pittsburgh	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$186.46	$165.96	12.3%
Phone	$30.99	$28.68	8.0%

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.
Arnold City, PA	546	80	-20%
Rankin, PA	2,274	80	-20%
North Braddock, PA	4,810	81	-19%
Braddock, PA	1,841	81	-19%
Duquesne, PA	5,534	81	-19%
Pittsburgh, PA	305,305	91	-9%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Stockton, CA	301,443	108	8%
Anchorage, AK	299,321	130	30%
Lexington-Fayette, KY	311,529	95	-5%
Cincinnati, OH	298,011	89	-11%
St. Paul, MN	297,160	101	1%
Pittsburgh, PA	305,305	91	-9%

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

Homewood South, Pittsburgh, PA Cost of Living