| Index | Polish Hill | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania |
| Cost of living | 92 | 93 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 98 | 98 | 102 |
| Groceries | 108 | 108 | 105 |
| Health care | 97 | 97 | 98 |
| Housing | 61 | 65 | 91 |
| Transportation | 108 | 108 | 105 |
| Utilities | 123 | 123 | 106 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $41,222 | $3,435 | $962 | $1,237 |
| 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 | $20.83 | $20.27 | 2.8% |
| Beauty Salon | $38.46 | $40.39 | 4.8% |
| Toothpaste | $1.93 | $2.36 | 18.1% |
| Shampoo | $1.17 | $1.08 | 8.7% |
| Movie | $11.14 | $10.99 | 1.4% |
| Bowling | $13.21 | $15.49 | 14.7% |
| Item | Pittsburgh | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $4.06 | $4.30 | 5.4% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.71 | $1.40 | 22.2% |
| Milk | $2.04 | $2.20 | 7.4% |
| Potatoes | $4.69 | $3.22 | 45.7% |
| Pizza | $11.27 | $10.74 | 5.0% |
| Beer | $9.99 | $9.60 | 4.1% |
| Item | Pittsburgh | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $96.63 | $109.73 | 11.9% |
| Doctor | $104.64 | $118.34 | 11.6% |
| Dentist | $99.12 | $100.94 | 1.8% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.36 | $9.93 | 4.3% |
| Lipitor | $487.25 | $469.53 | 3.8% |
| Item | Pittsburgh | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $100,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 45.4% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,235.95 | $1,229.62 | 0.5% |
| Apartment Rent | $844.00 | $949.00 | 11.1% |
| Item | Pittsburgh | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.86 | $2.71 | 5.4% |
| Tire Balancing | $58.17 | $51.86 | 12.2% |
| Item | Pittsburgh | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $235.14 | $170.84 | 37.6% |
| Phone | $193.95 | $187.18 | 3.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Noblestown, PA | 533 | 105 | 4.7% |
| Arnold City, PA | 546 | 81 | 18.7% |
| Rankin, PA | 2,274 | 82 | 18.4% |
| North Braddock, PA | 4,810 | 82 | 17.8% |
| Braddock, PA | 1,841 | 82 | 17.8% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 305,305 | 93 | 7.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Stockton, CA | 301,443 | 109 | 9.1% |
| Anchorage, AK | 299,321 | 130 | 29.6% |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 311,529 | 94 | 5.5% |
| Cincinnati, OH | 298,011 | 88 | 11.9% |
| St. Paul, MN | 297,160 | 102 | 2.3% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 305,305 | 93 | 7.2% |
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