Cost Of Living in Munising, 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	Munising	Michigan	National
Cost of living	85	89	100
Goods & Services	95	93	100
Groceries	98	99	100
Health care	95	93	100
Housing	56	74	100
Transportation	99	97	100
Utilities	98	101	100

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The cost of living in Munising is 5% lower than the Michigan average
The cost of living in Munising is 15% lower than the national average
Munising housing is 44% lower 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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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$52,266	$4,356	$1,219	$1,568
Renters	$25,433	$2,119	$593	$763

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	Munising	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.11	$24.26	17.1%
Beauty Salon	$30.55	$45.56	32.9%
Toothpaste	$3.73	$3.70	0.7%
Shampoo	$1.29	$1.28	1.0%
Movie	$14.24	$12.13	17.4%
Bowling	$17.83	$18.00	0.9%

Groceries

Item	Munising	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.10	$5.84	4.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.42	$1.57	9.5%
Milk	$4.73	$4.67	1.3%
Potatoes	$4.35	$4.93	11.9%
Pizza	$10.54	$12.09	12.8%
Beer	$8.87	$10.41	14.8%

Health Care

Item	Munising	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$78.75	$125.68	37.3%
Doctor	$157.90	$135.78	16.3%
Dentist	$104.06	$113.29	8.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.58	$10.65	0.7%
Lipitor	$357.09	$468.60	23.8%

Housing

Item	Munising	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$98,500.00	$184,700.00	46.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,027.96	$2,346.69	13.6%
Apartment Rent	$606.00	$949.00	36.1%

Transportation

Item	Munising	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.32	$3.46	4.2%
Tire Balancing	$63.04	$59.92	5.2%

Utilities

Item	Munising	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$191.22	$193.99	1.4%
Phone	$185.40	$192.25	3.6%

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.
Chatham, MI	153	87	13.0%
Munising, MI	1,991	85	15.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bell Canyon, CA	1,991	291	190.6%
Falling Waters, WV	1,991	100	0.2%
Middleton, NS	1,991	n/a
Hinchinbrooke, QC	1,991	n/a
Parma, ID	1,990	95	5.5%
Munising, MI	1,991	85	15.4%

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 Munising, MI