Vista cost of living index

An overview of the general cost of living index for Vista, CA is displayed above for your reference. Residents in Vista, CA enjoy a cost of living index of 134. This index is 3% lower than the California average, and 34% higher than the national average. The following categories are used when determining the cost of living index for any given city: health care (5%), transportation (9%), utilities (10%), groceries (13%), housing (30%), and goods/services (33%). Clearly, housing and goods/services make up the majority of the formula for calculating the cost of living index. Because of this, the general cost of living for any given area can be estimated by looking at the cost of everyday goods in that area. For those living in Vista, CA, the average cost of goods and services is 6% lower than it is in California, and it is 3% higher than the national average.

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Use the salary calculator to compare your current salary in Vista, CA to any other city. The salary calculator will tell you how much you would need to earn in any given city to maintain the same standard of living based on the cost of living in each city. For example, if the cost of living in the city you are looking to relocate to is higher than the cost of living in Vista, CA, then you would need to earn more income in order to maintain the same standard of living. To use the Vista, CA salary calculator, simply enter in the name of the new city, then adjust the slider to your current income. The salary calculator will do the rest and let you know if you need to earn more or less in the new city. You will also see a complete breakdown of the cost of living.

Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living is by simply calculating the maximum that a person should spend on housing in Vista, CA, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The safest way to live in the city is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income that one earns on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Vista, CA has a median income of about $74,075 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a person should spend a maximum of $1,728 on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $44,650. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $1,042 on all of their rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

California Sales Tax

California Income Tax

When you are determining the total cost of living in Vista, CA you will want to make sure you consider both the California sales tax and the California income tax rates. Sales tax come in the form of taxes levied on both services and goods that are sold. The sales tax rates are different state to state and range from zero sales tax to higher than 7%. The sales tax in California is 7.25%, with the highest surtax being 10.25%. Tax that is on income by the government is income tax. Different states have different income tax rates and these rates can be higher or lower dependent on the corresponding tax bracket. The state income tax rates are different state to state and range from no income tax to more than 9% income tax. The income tax rates in California have a range from 1% to 13.3%.

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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.

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Source: The Vista, CA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.