Cost Of Living in Usa, 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	Usa	Mobile	Alabama
Cost of living	87	90	88
Goods & Services	97	97	96
Groceries	97	97	96
Health care	106	106	87
Housing	66	78	72
Transportation	93	93	91
Utilities	89	89	102

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Usa is 2% lower than the Mobile average
The cost of living in Usa is 13% lower than the national average
Usa housing is 34% 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)
Household	$40,580	$3,382	$947	$1,218

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	Mobile	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	Mobile	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	Mobile	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	Mobile	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$134,100.00	$184,700.00	27.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,663.88	$2,346.69	29.1%
Apartment Rent	$873.00	$949.00	8.0%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Mobile	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.
Prichard, AL	21,618	82	18.0%
Chickasaw, AL	5,757	83	16.8%
Belle Fontaine, AL	498	86	13.7%
Tillmans Corner, AL	17,419	88	12.4%
Theodore, AL	6,039	88	11.5%
Mobile, AL	189,994	90	9.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Shreveport, LA	189,890	93	7.1%
Cape Coral, FL	189,633	112	11.9%
McKinney, TX	191,197	129	28.6%
Frisco, TX	188,387	140	39.8%
Tempe, AZ	191,607	112	11.8%
Mobile, AL	189,994	90	9.6%

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 Usa, Mobile, AL