Cost Of Living in Malabar, FL

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	Malabar	Florida	National
Cost of living	114	98	100
Goods & Services	93	98	100
Groceries	99	99	100
Health care	97	96	100
Housing	153	96	100
Transportation	98	99	100
Utilities	109	97	100

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The cost of living in Malabar is 17% higher than the Florida average
The cost of living in Malabar is 14% higher than the national average
Malabar housing is 53% higher than the national average
Florida general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Florida state income tax is 100% lower 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	$85,575	$7,131	$1,997	$2,568
Renters	$38,585	$3,215	$900	$1,158

Florida Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Florida	6%	7.5%

Florida Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Florida	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Malabar	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.00	$24.26	13.4%
Beauty Salon	$56.83	$45.56	24.7%
Toothpaste	$3.68	$3.70	0.6%
Shampoo	$1.32	$1.28	3.1%
Movie	$13.10	$12.13	7.9%
Bowling	$14.75	$18.00	18.1%

Groceries

Item	Malabar	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.85	$5.84	0.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.45	$1.57	8.0%
Milk	$4.52	$4.67	3.2%
Potatoes	$5.38	$4.93	9.0%
Pizza	$12.62	$12.09	4.4%
Beer	$10.69	$10.41	2.6%

Health Care

Item	Malabar	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$78.20	$125.68	37.8%
Doctor	$139.80	$135.78	3.0%
Dentist	$132.83	$113.29	17.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.32	$10.65	3.1%
Lipitor	$526.92	$468.60	12.4%

Housing

Item	Malabar	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$290,200.00	$184,700.00	57.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,007.04	$2,346.69	14.5%
Apartment Rent	$1,368.00	$949.00	44.2%

Transportation

Item	Malabar	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.45	$3.46	0.5%
Tire Balancing	$54.85	$59.92	8.5%

Utilities

Item	Malabar	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$144.67	$193.99	25.4%
Phone	$196.14	$192.25	2.0%

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.
Windsor, FL	377	98	2.4%
Micco, FL	8,990	88	11.7%
Palm Bay, FL	113,751	98	1.7%
Roseland, FL	1,554	99	0.9%
Melbourne, FL	82,281	100	0.2%
Malabar, FL	3,123	114	14.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Spearman, TX	3,123	83	17.1%
Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska, QC	3,123	n/a
Bandon, OR	3,122	115	15.3%
Frazier Park, CA	3,121	108	8.4%
Okanagan (Part) 1, BC	3,121	n/a
Malabar, FL	3,123	114	14.3%

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 Malabar, FL