Index | Portland | Maine | National |
Cost of living | 111 | 101 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 107 | 107 | 100 |
Groceries | 102 | 102 | 100 |
Health care | 113 | 113 | 100 |
Housing | 125 | 92 | 100 |
Transportation | 104 | 104 | 100 |
Utilities | 102 | 102 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $78,987 | $6,582 | $1,843 | $2,370 |
Renters | $31,138 | $2,595 | $727 | $934 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Maine | 5.5% | 5.5% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Maine | 5.8% | 7.15% |
Item | Portland | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $29.89 | $20.27 | 47.4% |
Beauty Salon | $41.61 | $40.39 | 3.0% |
Toothpaste | $2.57 | $2.36 | 9.1% |
Shampoo | $1.04 | $1.08 | 3.1% |
Movie | $10.77 | $10.99 | 2.0% |
Bowling | $15.50 | $15.49 | 0.1% |
Item | Portland | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.39 | $4.30 | 21.1% |
Fried Chicken | $1.10 | $1.40 | 21.2% |
Milk | $2.65 | $2.20 | 20.1% |
Potatoes | $3.99 | $3.22 | 23.9% |
Pizza | $10.64 | $10.74 | 0.9% |
Beer | $9.99 | $9.60 | 4.1% |
Item | Portland | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $148.43 | $109.73 | 35.3% |
Doctor | $151.95 | $118.34 | 28.4% |
Dentist | $107.57 | $100.94 | 6.6% |
Ibuprofen | $9.79 | $9.93 | 1.4% |
Lipitor | $468.45 | $469.53 | 0.2% |
Item | Portland | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $248,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 34.3% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,652.27 | $1,229.62 | 34.4% |
Apartment Rent | $969.00 | $949.00 | 2.1% |
Item | Portland | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.85 | $2.71 | 5.0% |
Tire Balancing | $53.63 | $51.86 | 3.4% |
Item | Portland | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $187.61 | $170.84 | 9.8% |
Phone | $174.01 | $187.18 | 7.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Little Falls, ME | 635 | 102 | 1.9% |
Old Orchard Beach, ME | 8,727 | 104 | 4.4% |
South Windham, ME | 1,117 | 105 | 4.6% |
Freeport, ME | 1,527 | 105 | 5.2% |
Westbrook, ME | 17,969 | 106 | 5.6% |
Portland, ME | 66,649 | 111 | 11.3% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Palo Alto, CA | 66,649 | 303 | 203.1% |
Camarillo, CA | 66,630 | 153 | 53.1% |
Woodbury, MN | 66,699 | 119 | 19.2% |
South San Francisco, CA | 66,587 | 178 | 78.4% |
Oshkosh, WI | 66,713 | 92 | 7.6% |
Portland, ME | 66,649 | 111 | 11.3% |