San Leandro, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 49%

Goods & Services 19%

Housing 103%

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	San Leandro	California	National
Cost of living	149	140	100
Goods & Services	119	109	100
Groceries	128	112	100
Health care	122	109	100
Housing	203	196	100
Transportation	140	132	100
Utilities	131	127	100

Key findings

The cost of living in San Leandro is 7% higher than the California average
The cost of living in San Leandro is 49% higher than the national average
San Leandro housing is 103% higher than the national average
California general sales tax is 42% higher than the national average
California state income tax is 59% 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	$87,798	$7,317	$2,048	$2,634
Renters	$46,745	$3,895	$1,091	$1,402

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in San Leandro, CA, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for San Leandro homeowners, is $87,798. This would allow for a maximum of $2,048 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $46,745 which would result in a maximum of $1,091 to be spent on rental 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%	13.3%

Goods & Services

Item	San Leandro	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.17	$20.27	4.4%
Beauty Salon	$71.31	$40.39	76.5%
Toothpaste	$3.06	$2.36	29.7%
Shampoo	$1.36	$1.08	26.0%
Movie	$14.19	$10.99	29.2%
Bowling	$20.50	$15.49	32.3%

Groceries

Item	San Leandro	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.24	$4.30	1.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.82	$1.40	30.3%
Milk	$2.78	$2.20	26.2%
Potatoes	$2.98	$3.22	7.5%
Pizza	$12.93	$10.74	20.4%
Beer	$10.32	$9.60	7.5%

Health Care

Item	San Leandro	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$132.96	$109.73	21.2%
Doctor	$139.84	$118.34	18.2%
Dentist	$138.42	$100.94	37.1%
Ibuprofen	$12.22	$9.93	23.0%
Lipitor	$473.62	$469.53	0.9%

Housing

Item	San Leandro	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$426,900.00	$184,700.00	131.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,714.78	$1,229.62	120.8%
Apartment Rent	$1,319.00	$949.00	39.0%

Transportation

Item	San Leandro	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.95	$2.71	45.7%
Tire Balancing	$68.02	$51.86	31.2%

Utilities

Item	San Leandro	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$266.98	$170.84	56.3%
Phone	$185.39	$187.18	1.0%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
North Gate, CA	465	126	25.6%
San Miguel CDP (San Luis Obispo County), CA	2,696	133	32.8%
Ashland, CA	24,288	138	37.8%
Cherryland, CA	15,066	138	38.4%
El Cerrito CDP, CA	5,699	144	43.5%
San Leandro, CA	89,039	149	49.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fall River, MA	88,902	114	13.8%
Newmarket, ON	88,702	n/a
Chico, CA	89,377	118	18.1%
Peterborough, ON	89,500	n/a
Toms River, NJ	88,537	119	19.3%
San Leandro, CA	89,039	149	49.0%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.