Cost Of Living in Como, MS

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	Como	Mississippi	National
Cost of living	83	83	100
Goods & Services	94	92	100
Groceries	100	97	100
Health care	87	98	100
Housing	60	63	100
Transportation	88	88	100
Utilities	90	86	100

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The cost of living in Como is equal to the Mississippi average
The cost of living in Como is 17% lower than the national average
Como housing is 40% lower than the national average
Mississippi general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Mississippi state income tax is 93% 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	$43,875	$3,656	$1,024	$1,316
Renters	$17,092	$1,424	$399	$513

Mississippi Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Mississippi	7%	7.25%

Mississippi Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Mississippi	5%	5%

Goods & Services

Item	Como	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.94	$24.26	11.0%
Beauty Salon	$41.92	$45.56	8.0%
Toothpaste	$3.62	$3.70	2.1%
Shampoo	$1.11	$1.28	13.1%
Movie	$11.99	$12.13	1.2%
Bowling	$13.75	$18.00	23.6%

Groceries

Item	Como	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.10	$5.84	4.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.57	7.0%
Milk	$4.71	$4.67	0.8%
Potatoes	$5.15	$4.93	4.3%
Pizza	$10.66	$12.09	11.8%
Beer	$9.95	$10.41	4.4%

Health Care

Item	Como	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$77.39	$125.68	38.4%
Doctor	$124.94	$135.78	8.0%
Dentist	$91.51	$113.29	19.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.19	$10.65	4.4%
Lipitor	$518.09	$468.60	10.6%

Housing

Item	Como	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$126,600.00	$184,700.00	31.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,240.45	$2,346.69	4.5%
Apartment Rent	$388.00	$949.00	59.1%

Transportation

Item	Como	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.14	$3.46	9.3%
Tire Balancing	$55.67	$59.92	7.1%

Utilities

Item	Como	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$163.38	$193.99	15.8%
Phone	$192.72	$192.25	0.2%

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.
Crenshaw, MS	1,151	79	20.9%
Sardis, MS	2,294	79	20.7%
Coldwater, MS	1,609	81	18.5%
Senatobia, MS	7,759	88	11.6%
Batesville, MS	7,200	91	9.1%
Como, MS	1,919	83	16.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Miami, AZ	1,919	92	8.0%
Bridgeport, IL	1,919	88	11.8%
Hope, IN	1,919	85	14.6%
Trail Creek, IN	1,919	90	10.5%
Fife Heights, WA	1,919	145	45.2%
Como, MS	1,919	83	16.7%

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 Como, MS