Index | Mount Pleasant | St. Louis | Missouri |
Cost of living | 77 | 85 | 90 |
Goods & Services | 90 | 90 | 94 |
Groceries | 100 | 100 | 98 |
Health care | 89 | 89 | 96 |
Housing | 41 | 70 | 78 |
Transportation | 86 | 86 | 94 |
Utilities | 94 | 94 | 95 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Household | $21,027 | $1,752 | $491 | $631 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Missouri | 4.225% | 10.85% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Missouri | 1.5% | 5.4% |
Item | St. Louis | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $18.12 | $20.27 | 10.6% |
Beauty Salon | $36.88 | $40.39 | 8.7% |
Toothpaste | $2.33 | $2.36 | 1.4% |
Shampoo | $1.13 | $1.08 | 4.7% |
Movie | $10.31 | $10.99 | 6.1% |
Bowling | $15.50 | $15.49 | 0.1% |
Item | St. Louis | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.99 | $4.30 | 7.2% |
Fried Chicken | $1.64 | $1.40 | 17.4% |
Milk | $1.78 | $2.20 | 19.2% |
Potatoes | $2.97 | $3.22 | 7.6% |
Pizza | $9.94 | $10.74 | 7.4% |
Beer | $9.32 | $9.60 | 2.9% |
Item | St. Louis | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $74.63 | $109.73 | 32.0% |
Doctor | $81.57 | $118.34 | 31.1% |
Dentist | $95.49 | $100.94 | 5.4% |
Ibuprofen | $11.23 | $9.93 | 13.1% |
Lipitor | $472.52 | $469.53 | 0.6% |
Item | St. Louis | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $120,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 34.5% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $911.67 | $1,229.62 | 25.9% |
Apartment Rent | $759.00 | $949.00 | 20.0% |
Item | St. Louis | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.51 | $2.71 | 7.4% |
Tire Balancing | $39.30 | $51.86 | 24.2% |
Item | St. Louis | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $146.59 | $170.84 | 14.2% |
Phone | $197.28 | $187.18 | 5.4% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Paderborn, IL | 44 | 92 | -8% |
Champ, MO | 7 | 101 | 1% |
Floraville, IL | 0 | 92 | -8% |
Brooklyn, IL | 740 | 72 | -28% |
Alorton, IL | 1,908 | 74 | -26% |
St. Louis, MO | 316,030 | 85 | -15% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Riverside, CA | 318,678 | 121 | 21% |
Corpus Christi, TX | 320,050 | 91 | -9% |
Lexington-Fayette, KY | 311,529 | 94 | -6% |
Pittsburgh, PA | 305,305 | 93 | -7% |
Stockton, CA | 301,443 | 109 | 9% |
St. Louis, MO | 316,030 | 85 | -15% |