Cost Of Living in Bayou La Batre, AL

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	Bayou La Batre	Alabama	National
Cost of living	82	88	100
Goods & Services	97	96	100
Groceries	97	96	100
Health care	106	87	100
Housing	52	72	100
Transportation	93	91	100
Utilities	89	102	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Bayou La Batre is 7% lower than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Bayou La Batre is 18% lower than the national average
Bayou La Batre housing is 48% lower than the national average
Alabama general sales tax is 22% lower than the national average
Alabama state income tax is 23% lower than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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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	$49,338	$4,112	$1,151	$1,480
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Alabama Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Alabama	4%	13.5%

Alabama Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Alabama	2%	5%

Goods & Services

Item	Bayou La Batre	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.75	$24.26	2.0%
Beauty Salon	$45.72	$45.56	0.4%
Toothpaste	$3.59	$3.70	3.0%
Shampoo	$1.17	$1.28	8.4%
Movie	$10.62	$12.13	12.4%
Bowling	$17.33	$18.00	3.7%

Groceries

Item	Bayou La Batre	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.76	$5.84	1.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.74	$1.57	10.7%
Milk	$4.55	$4.67	2.5%
Potatoes	$5.16	$4.93	4.6%
Pizza	$11.24	$12.09	7.0%
Beer	$9.16	$10.41	12.0%

Health Care

Item	Bayou La Batre	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$122.28	$125.68	2.7%
Doctor	$128.94	$135.78	5.0%
Dentist	$138.76	$113.29	22.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.07	$10.65	5.4%
Lipitor	$491.22	$468.60	4.8%

Housing

Item	Bayou La Batre	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$82,900.00	$184,700.00	55.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,663.88	$2,346.69	29.1%
Apartment Rent	$640.00	$949.00	32.6%

Transportation

Item	Bayou La Batre	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.08	$3.46	11.0%
Tire Balancing	$60.67	$59.92	1.2%

Utilities

Item	Bayou La Batre	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$162.85	$193.99	16.1%
Phone	$187.62	$192.25	2.4%

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.
Helena, MS	794	84	16.1%
Belle Fontaine, AL	498	86	13.7%
Tillmans Corner, AL	17,419	88	12.4%
Theodore, AL	6,039	88	11.5%
Grand Bay, AL	3,829	91	9.1%
Bayou La Batre, AL	2,332	82	17.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Glen Rock, PA	2,332	103	2.5%
Fraser Valley H, BC	2,332	n/a
Woodlands, CA	2,331	205	105.0%
Darlington, WI	2,333	87	12.6%
Lumsden No. 189, SK	2,333	n/a
Bayou La Batre, AL	2,332	82	17.6%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Bayou La Batre, AL