South Gate, California Cost Of Living

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Overall 27%

Goods & Services 15%

Housing 57%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	South Gate	California	National
Cost of living	127	140	100
Goods & Services	115	109	100
Groceries	113	112	100
Health care	111	109	100
Housing	157	196	100
Transportation	127	132	100
Utilities	107	127	100

Key findings

The cost of living in South Gate is 9% lower than the California average
The cost of living in South Gate is 27% higher than the national average
South Gate housing is 57% 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	$68,413	$5,701	$1,596	$2,053
Renters	$33,846	$2,821	$790	$1,015

The affordability of the housing market in South Gate, 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 South Gate homeowners, the median income is $68,413. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,596 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $33,846. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $790 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%	13.3%

Goods & Services

Item	South Gate	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.92	$20.27	27.8%
Beauty Salon	$85.33	$40.39	111.2%
Toothpaste	$2.23	$2.36	5.6%
Shampoo	$1.33	$1.08	23.3%
Movie	$17.40	$10.99	58.4%
Bowling	$22.00	$15.49	42.0%

Groceries

Item	South Gate	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.41	$4.30	2.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.79	$1.40	28.2%
Milk	$2.30	$2.20	4.4%
Potatoes	$2.99	$3.22	7.1%
Pizza	$11.99	$10.74	11.6%
Beer	$9.93	$9.60	3.5%

Health Care

Item	South Gate	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$123.18	$109.73	12.3%
Doctor	$126.33	$118.34	6.8%
Dentist	$115.69	$100.94	14.6%
Ibuprofen	$11.49	$9.93	15.7%
Lipitor	$489.74	$469.53	4.3%

Housing

Item	South Gate	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$329,000.00	$184,700.00	78.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,848.42	$1,229.62	131.7%
Apartment Rent	$1,012.00	$949.00	6.6%

Transportation

Item	South Gate	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.91	$2.71	44.2%
Tire Balancing	$51.87	$51.86	0.0%

Utilities

Item	South Gate	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$191.63	$170.84	12.2%
Phone	$187.64	$187.18	0.2%

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.
Willowbrook, CA	22,035	119	19.2%
Florence-Graham, CA	63,390	121	20.5%
Compton, CA	97,740	121	20.9%
East Rancho Dominguez, CA	15,887	122	22.5%
West Rancho Dominguez, CA	22,724	124	23.6%
South Gate, CA	95,219	127	27.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Niagara Falls, ON	95,282	n/a
New Bedford, MA	94,988	111	11.5%
League City, TX	94,976	105	4.5%
Dearborn, MI	95,520	95	5.4%
Beaverton, OR	94,865	123	23.3%
South Gate, CA	95,219	127	27.3%

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