St. Augustine South, Florida Cost Of Living

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Overall 1%

Goods & Services 7%

Housing 1%

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	St. Augustine South	Florida	National
Cost of living	99	99	100
Goods & Services	93	98	100
Groceries	98	106	100
Health care	95	99	100
Housing	101	96	100
Transportation	98	99	100
Utilities	118	105	100

Key findings

The cost of living in St. Augustine South is equal to the Florida average
The cost of living in St. Augustine South is 1% lower than the national average
St. Augustine South housing is 1% higher than the national average
Florida general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Florida state income tax is 100% 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	$57,713	$4,809	$1,347	$1,732
Renters	$66,484	$5,540	$1,551	$1,995

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in St. Augustine South, FL, 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 St. Augustine South homeowners, is $57,713. This would allow for a maximum of $1,347 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $66,484 which would result in a maximum of $1,551 to be spent on rental costs.

Florida Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Florida	6%	7.5%

Florida Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Florida	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	St. Augustine South	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.08	$20.27	10.8%
Beauty Salon	$36.94	$40.39	8.5%
Toothpaste	$2.68	$2.36	13.6%
Shampoo	$0.78	$1.08	27.5%
Movie	$10.80	$10.99	1.7%
Bowling	$14.07	$15.49	9.2%

Groceries

Item	St. Augustine South	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.49	$4.30	27.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.40	0.7%
Milk	$3.48	$2.20	57.9%
Potatoes	$4.31	$3.22	33.9%
Pizza	$9.81	$10.74	8.6%
Beer	$9.94	$9.60	3.6%

Health Care

Item	St. Augustine South	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$55.42	$109.73	49.5%
Doctor	$92.96	$118.34	21.4%
Dentist	$105.93	$100.94	4.9%
Ibuprofen	$12.54	$9.93	26.3%
Lipitor	$485.84	$469.53	3.5%

Housing

Item	St. Augustine South	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$166,900.00	$184,700.00	9.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$950.04	$1,229.62	22.7%
Apartment Rent	$1,193.00	$949.00	25.7%

Transportation

Item	St. Augustine South	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.00	$2.71	10.7%
Tire Balancing	$39.93	$51.86	23.0%

Utilities

Item	St. Augustine South	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$222.52	$170.84	30.3%
Phone	$191.91	$187.18	2.5%

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.
Marineland, FL	11	98	1.8%
Hastings, FL	752	85	14.9%
Flagler Estates, FL	3,533	85	14.8%
St. Augustine Shores, FL	8,612	97	3.3%
St. Augustine, FL	13,867	104	3.8%
St. Augustine South, FL	4,930	99	0.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Genoa, IL	4,930	94	6.0%
Salem, NJ	4,931	97	3.1%
Shenandoah, PA	4,931	80	19.7%
Laureles, TX	4,931	72	27.9%
Medical Lake, WA	4,931	99	1.1%
St. Augustine South, FL	4,930	99	0.9%

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