Index | St. Paul | Minnesota | National |
Cost of living | 102 | 103 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 111 | 108 | 100 |
Groceries | 102 | 104 | 100 |
Health care | 98 | 107 | 100 |
Housing | 95 | 100 | 100 |
Transportation | 105 | 99 | 100 |
Utilities | 95 | 97 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $78,272 | $6,523 | $1,826 | $2,348 |
Renters | $31,016 | $2,585 | $724 | $931 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Minnesota | 6.875% | 7.875% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Minnesota | 5.35% | 9.85% |
Item | St. Paul | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $25.02 | $20.27 | 23.4% |
Beauty Salon | $36.08 | $40.39 | 10.7% |
Toothpaste | $3.32 | $2.36 | 40.9% |
Shampoo | $1.10 | $1.08 | 2.5% |
Movie | $10.36 | $10.99 | 5.7% |
Bowling | $29.34 | $15.49 | 89.4% |
Item | St. Paul | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.46 | $4.30 | 3.8% |
Fried Chicken | $2.23 | $1.40 | 59.6% |
Milk | $2.55 | $2.20 | 15.6% |
Potatoes | $3.22 | $3.22 | 0.1% |
Pizza | $13.04 | $10.74 | 21.4% |
Beer | $9.00 | $9.60 | 6.2% |
Item | St. Paul | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $91.05 | $109.73 | 17.0% |
Doctor | $147.35 | $118.34 | 24.5% |
Dentist | $85.40 | $100.94 | 15.4% |
Ibuprofen | $10.83 | $9.93 | 9.0% |
Lipitor | $441.75 | $469.53 | 5.9% |
Item | St. Paul | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $178,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 3.4% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,197.54 | $1,229.62 | 2.6% |
Apartment Rent | $865.00 | $949.00 | 8.9% |
Item | St. Paul | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.66 | $2.71 | 1.8% |
Tire Balancing | $60.81 | $51.86 | 17.3% |
Item | St. Paul | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $158.18 | $170.84 | 7.4% |
Phone | $185.49 | $187.18 | 0.9% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Landfall, MN | 793 | 76 | 24.0% |
South End, MN | 26 | 79 | 20.9% |
Hilltop, MN | 799 | 82 | 18.4% |
St. Anthony city (Stearns County), MN | 106 | 87 | 13.2% |
Brooklyn Center, MN | 30,785 | 99 | 1.5% |
St. Paul, MN | 297,160 | 102 | 2.3% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Cincinnati, OH | 298,011 | 88 | 11.9% |
Anchorage, AK | 299,321 | 130 | 29.6% |
Gatineau, QC | 293,695 | n/a | |
Stockton, CA | 301,443 | 109 | 9.1% |
Pittsburgh, PA | 305,305 | 93 | 7.2% |
St. Paul, MN | 297,160 | 102 | 2.3% |