Cost Of Living in Michiana, MI

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	Michiana	Michigan	National
Cost of living	161	89	100
Goods & Services	86	93	100
Groceries	100	99	100
Health care	87	93	100
Housing	325	74	100
Transportation	90	97	100
Utilities	101	101	100

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The cost of living in Michiana is 81% higher than the Michigan average
The cost of living in Michiana is 61% higher than the national average
Michiana housing is 225% higher than the national average
Michigan general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Michigan state income tax is 64% higher 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	$151,250	$12,604	$3,529	$4,538
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Michigan Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Michigan	6%	6%

Michigan Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Michigan	4.25%	4.25%

Goods & Services

Item	Michiana	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.78	$24.26	14.4%
Beauty Salon	$52.07	$45.56	14.3%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.34	$1.28	4.6%
Movie	$13.08	$12.13	7.8%
Bowling	$10.44	$18.00	42.0%

Groceries

Item	Michiana	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.31	$5.84	8.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.62	$1.57	3.0%
Milk	$4.83	$4.67	3.3%
Potatoes	$4.96	$4.93	0.4%
Pizza	$11.04	$12.09	8.7%
Beer	$9.65	$10.41	7.3%

Health Care

Item	Michiana	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$132.22	$125.68	5.2%
Doctor	$117.36	$135.78	13.6%
Dentist	$99.95	$113.29	11.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.40	$10.65	2.4%
Lipitor	$356.34	$468.60	24.0%

Housing

Item	Michiana	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$599,400.00	$184,700.00	224.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,868.87	$2,346.69	20.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Michiana	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.38	$3.46	2.4%
Tire Balancing	$42.17	$59.92	29.6%

Utilities

Item	Michiana	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$199.24	$193.99	2.7%
Phone	$190.02	$192.25	1.2%

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.
Hudson Lake, IN	1,285	80	20.1%
Michigan City, IN	31,191	82	17.9%
Fish Lake, IN	1,335	83	17.0%
La Porte, IN	21,328	83	16.8%
Town of Pines, IN	747	84	16.2%
Michiana, MI	255	161	61.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Whittier, AK	255	100	0.1%
Boone, CO	255	85	15.2%
Davis City, IA	255	77	23.3%
Norris, IL	255	80	20.2%
Pinesburg, MD	255	104	4.1%
Michiana, MI	255	161	61.4%

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 Michiana, MI