| Index | Moonachie | New Jersey | National |
| Cost of living | 134 | 121 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 127 | 106 | 100 |
| Groceries | 113 | 102 | 100 |
| Health care | 121 | 99 | 100 |
| Housing | 168 | 158 | 100 |
| Transportation | 115 | 103 | 100 |
| Utilities | 102 | 107 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $85,096 | $7,091 | $1,985 | $2,553 |
| Renters | $46,929 | $3,911 | $1,095 | $1,408 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| New Jersey | 6.625% | 12.625% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| New Jersey | 1.4% | 10.75% |
| Item | Moonachie | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $34.94 | $24.26 | 44.0% |
| Beauty Salon | $64.07 | $45.56 | 40.6% |
| Toothpaste | $3.96 | $3.70 | 7.0% |
| Shampoo | $1.69 | $1.28 | 32.3% |
| Movie | $13.68 | $12.13 | 12.8% |
| Bowling | $29.40 | $18.00 | 63.3% |
| Item | Moonachie | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.87 | $5.84 | 0.6% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.46 | $1.57 | 6.9% |
| Milk | $4.97 | $4.67 | 6.3% |
| Potatoes | $5.21 | $4.93 | 5.7% |
| Pizza | $12.57 | $12.09 | 4.0% |
| Beer | $11.87 | $10.41 | 14.0% |
| Item | Moonachie | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $128.97 | $125.68 | 2.6% |
| Doctor | $162.24 | $135.78 | 19.5% |
| Dentist | $149.64 | $113.29 | 32.1% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.15 | $10.65 | 4.6% |
| Lipitor | $402.75 | $468.60 | 14.1% |
| Item | Moonachie | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $359,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 94.4% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $6,916.73 | $2,346.69 | 194.7% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,021.00 | $949.00 | 7.6% |
| Item | Moonachie | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.55 | $3.46 | 2.5% |
| Tire Balancing | $86.43 | $59.92 | 44.2% |
| Item | Moonachie | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $201.27 | $193.99 | 3.8% |
| Phone | $200.67 | $192.25 | 4.4% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Greenville CDP (Greene County), NY | 604 | 106 | 6.1% |
| East Orange, NJ | 64,650 | 111 | 11.1% |
| Roselle, NJ | 21,699 | 112 | 12.0% |
| Silver Lake CDP (Warren County), NJ | 320 | 113 | 13.2% |
| Newark, NJ | 281,917 | 114 | 14.0% |
| Moonachie, NJ | 2,714 | 134 | 33.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Panhandle, TX | 2,714 | 87 | 12.7% |
| England, AR | 2,713 | 89 | 11.4% |
| Westminster, LA | 2,713 | 105 | 4.7% |
| Westworth Village, TX | 2,713 | 107 | 6.6% |
| Bicknell, IN | 2,715 | 84 | 16.0% |
| Moonachie, NJ | 2,714 | 134 | 33.6% |
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