| Index | Duskfire | Tempe | Arizona |
| Cost of living | n/a | 103 | 101 |
| Goods & Services | 94 | 94 | 105 |
| Groceries | 99 | 99 | 104 |
| Health care | 93 | 93 | 98 |
| Housing | n/a | 114 | 97 |
| Transportation | 103 | 103 | 97 |
| Utilities | 106 | 106 | 103 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | n/a | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Arizona | 5.6% | 10.725% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Arizona | 2.55% | 2.98% |
| Item | Tempe | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $18.00 | $20.27 | 11.2% |
| Beauty Salon | $40.00 | $40.39 | 1.0% |
| Toothpaste | $2.19 | $2.36 | 7.3% |
| Shampoo | $0.90 | $1.08 | 16.4% |
| Movie | $10.16 | $10.99 | 7.5% |
| Bowling | $17.67 | $15.49 | 14.0% |
| Item | Tempe | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $4.61 | $4.30 | 7.4% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.61 | $1.40 | 15.3% |
| Milk | $1.82 | $2.20 | 17.2% |
| Potatoes | $2.97 | $3.22 | 7.7% |
| Pizza | $10.91 | $10.74 | 1.5% |
| Beer | $9.51 | $9.60 | 0.9% |
| Item | Tempe | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $111.72 | $109.73 | 1.8% |
| Doctor | $99.00 | $118.34 | 16.3% |
| Dentist | $92.00 | $100.94 | 8.9% |
| Ibuprofen | $9.52 | $9.93 | 4.1% |
| Lipitor | $471.11 | $469.53 | 0.3% |
| Item | Tempe | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $219,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 19.1% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,314.22 | $1,229.62 | 6.9% |
| Apartment Rent | $985.00 | $949.00 | 3.8% |
| Item | Tempe | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.88 | $2.71 | 6.1% |
| Tire Balancing | $50.67 | $51.86 | 2.3% |
| Item | Tempe | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $192.55 | $170.84 | 12.7% |
| Phone | $181.87 | $187.18 | 2.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Santa Cruz, AZ | 0 | 98 | 2.0% |
| Wet Camp Village, AZ | 381 | 76 | 24.1% |
| Stotonic Village, AZ | 411 | 76 | 23.9% |
| Lower Santan Village, AZ | 604 | 77 | 22.6% |
| Komatke, AZ | 1,251 | 83 | 17.0% |
| Tempe, AZ | 174,708 | 103 | 2.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Garden Grove, CA | 174,676 | 141 | 40.6% |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 175,153 | 117 | 16.7% |
| Chattanooga, TN | 175,462 | 90 | 10.1% |
| Oceanside, CA | 173,829 | 138 | 38.1% |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 175,652 | 99 | 1.3% |
| Tempe, AZ | 174,708 | 103 | 2.9% |
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