Rialto, California Cost Of Living

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19%

Overall NAT. AVG.

17%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

25%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2023; 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	Rialto	California	National
Cost of living	119	141	100
Goods & Services	117	111	100
Groceries	111	116	100
Health care	112	111	100
Housing	125	196	100
Transportation	128	129	100
Utilities	111	129	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Rialto is 16% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Rialto is 19% higher than the national average
Rialto housing is 25% higher than the national average
California general sales tax is 42% higher than the national average
California state income tax is 56% 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	$78,403	$6,534	$1,829	$2,352
Renters	$46,436	$3,870	$1,083	$1,393

The affordability of the housing market in Rialto, CA as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Rialto homeowners, the median income is $78,403. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,829 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $46,436. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,083 for their rent related monthly costs.

California Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
California	7.25%	10.5%

California Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
California	1%	12.3%

Goods & Services

Item	Rialto	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.39	$22.08	28.6%
Beauty Salon	$82.67	$42.88	92.8%
Toothpaste	$3.29	$2.57	28.3%
Shampoo	$1.22	$1.15	5.8%
Movie	$17.18	$11.51	49.3%
Bowling	$22.94	$16.62	38.1%

Groceries

Item	Rialto	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.27	$4.98	5.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.77	$1.58	11.9%
Milk	$2.76	$2.42	14.1%
Potatoes	$3.16	$3.54	10.5%
Pizza	$12.60	$11.49	9.7%
Beer	$9.96	$10.04	0.8%

Health Care

Item	Rialto	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$132.27	$117.76	12.3%
Doctor	$130.00	$125.34	3.7%
Dentist	$128.20	$107.52	19.2%
Ibuprofen	$12.18	$10.26	18.8%
Lipitor	$492.75	$459.24	7.3%

Housing

Item	Rialto	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$330,000.00	$184,700.00	78.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$4,299.57	$1,697.41	153.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,302.00	$949.00	37.2%

Transportation

Item	Rialto	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$5.54	$3.85	44.2%
Tire Balancing	$56.00	$57.01	1.8%

Utilities

Item	Rialto	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$208.33	$177.27	17.5%
Phone	$192.21	$189.62	1.4%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
San Bernardino, CA	216,784	110	10.4%
Muscoy, CA	11,546	110	10.4%
Crestline, CA	9,351	111	11.1%
Colton, CA	54,215	113	12.7%
Bloomington, CA	21,907	116	15.6%
Rialto, CA	103,549	119	18.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
San Mateo, CA	103,619	204	104.5%
Burbank, CA	103,411	164	64.5%
El Cajon, CA	103,249	132	32.2%
Allen, TX	104,040	120	20.2%
Las Cruces, NM	102,950	92	8.1%
Rialto, CA	103,549	119	18.6%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2023; this is the most current data available.