Cost Of Living in Melba, ID

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	Melba	Idaho	National
Cost of living	95	96	100
Goods & Services	106	101	100
Groceries	104	101	100
Health care	102	99	100
Housing	77	88	100
Transportation	111	105	100
Utilities	84	86	100

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The cost of living in Melba is 1% lower than the Idaho average
The cost of living in Melba is 5% lower than the national average
Melba housing is 23% lower than the national average
Idaho general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Idaho state income tax is 123% 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	$40,500	$3,375	$945	$1,215
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Idaho Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Idaho	6%	8.5%

Idaho Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Idaho	5.8%	5.8%

Goods & Services

Item	Melba	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.88	$24.26	14.9%
Beauty Salon	$41.57	$45.56	8.8%
Toothpaste	$4.22	$3.70	14.1%
Shampoo	$1.21	$1.28	5.3%
Movie	$11.60	$12.13	4.4%
Bowling	$18.53	$18.00	2.9%

Groceries

Item	Melba	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.96	$5.84	2.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.57	7.0%
Milk	$4.91	$4.67	5.0%
Potatoes	$4.57	$4.93	7.4%
Pizza	$11.56	$12.09	4.4%
Beer	$10.59	$10.41	1.7%

Health Care

Item	Melba	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$152.62	$125.68	21.4%
Doctor	$150.90	$135.78	11.1%
Dentist	$97.00	$113.29	14.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.79	$10.65	1.3%
Lipitor	$524.49	$468.60	11.9%

Housing

Item	Melba	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$127,300.00	$184,700.00	31.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,525.04	$2,346.69	7.6%
Apartment Rent	$905.00	$949.00	4.6%

Transportation

Item	Melba	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.60	$3.46	3.9%
Tire Balancing	$75.93	$59.92	26.7%

Utilities

Item	Melba	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$154.20	$193.99	20.5%
Phone	$176.97	$192.25	7.9%

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.
Murphy, ID	190	103	3.2%
Marsing, ID	1,379	95	5.5%
Nampa, ID	96,825	103	3.3%
Kuna, ID	20,985	111	10.6%
Melba, ID	658	95	4.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Ona, FL	658	100	0.1%
Marengo, IN	658	82	18.4%
Russell, MA	658	106	6.2%
Marshall, NC	658	96	4.3%
Lyons, OH	658	88	11.6%
Melba, ID	658	95	4.7%

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 Melba, ID