Why, Arizona Cost Of Living

B+

2%

Overall NAT. AVG.

6%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

100%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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	Why	Arizona	National
Cost of living	98	101	100
Goods & Services	94	105	100
Groceries	99	104	100
Health care	93	98	100
Housing	n/a	97	100
Transportation	103	97	100
Utilities	106	103	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Why is 3% lower than the Arizona average
The cost of living in Why is 2% lower than the national average
Why housing is 17% higher than the national average
Arizona general sales tax is 10% higher than the national average
Arizona state income tax is 13% higher 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Arizona Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Arizona	5.6%	10.725%

Arizona Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Arizona	2.55%	2.98%

Goods & Services

Item	Why	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%

Groceries

Item	Why	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%

Health Care

Item	Why	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%

Housing

Item	Why	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,314.22	$1,229.62	6.9%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Why	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.88	$2.71	6.1%
Tire Balancing	$50.67	$51.86	2.3%

Utilities

Item	Why	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$192.55	$170.84	12.7%
Phone	$181.87	$187.18	2.8%

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.
Charco, AZ	17	98	2.0%
Ajo, AZ	3,696	84	15.7%
Why, AZ	162	98	2.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Koliganek, AK	162	118	17.8%
Kaibab, AZ	162	82	18.4%
Sunizona, AZ	162	83	16.7%
Portsmouth, IA	162	85	15.3%
Stout, IA	162	79	21.0%
Why, AZ	162	98	2.0%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.