Cost Of Living in Nevada, MO

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	Nevada	Missouri	National
Cost of living	78	88	100
Goods & Services	86	92	100
Groceries	95	95	100
Health care	86	90	100
Housing	48	78	100
Transportation	88	91	100
Utilities	105	99	100

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The cost of living in Nevada is 12% lower than the Missouri average
The cost of living in Nevada is 22% lower than the national average
Nevada housing is 52% lower than the national average
Missouri general sales tax is 17% lower than the national average
Missouri state income tax is 23% lower 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	$51,423	$4,285	$1,200	$1,543
Renters	$22,196	$1,850	$518	$666

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Nevada is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Nevada has a median income of about $51,423 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,200 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $22,196. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $518 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

Missouri Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Missouri	4.225%	10.85%

Missouri Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Missouri	2%	4.95%

Goods & Services

Item	Nevada	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.67	$24.26	35.4%
Beauty Salon	$37.00	$45.56	18.8%
Toothpaste	$3.80	$3.70	2.7%
Shampoo	$1.08	$1.28	15.9%
Movie	$6.46	$12.13	46.8%
Bowling	$10.00	$18.00	44.4%

Groceries

Item	Nevada	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.33	$5.84	8.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.36	$1.57	13.7%
Milk	$4.53	$4.67	3.0%
Potatoes	$4.87	$4.93	1.3%
Pizza	$12.40	$12.09	2.6%
Beer	$9.69	$10.41	6.9%

Health Care

Item	Nevada	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$83.00	$125.68	34.0%
Doctor	$105.00	$135.78	22.7%
Dentist	$90.33	$113.29	20.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.08	$10.65	5.4%
Lipitor	$537.67	$468.60	14.7%

Housing

Item	Nevada	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$73,500.00	$184,700.00	60.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,862.63	$2,346.69	20.6%
Apartment Rent	$636.00	$949.00	33.0%

Transportation

Item	Nevada	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.12	$3.46	9.9%
Tire Balancing	$50.34	$59.92	16.0%

Utilities

Item	Nevada	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$202.28	$193.99	4.3%
Phone	$201.39	$192.25	4.8%

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.
Milo, MO	42	91	9.3%
Harwood, MO	3	91	9.3%
Metz, MO	17	65	34.9%
Stotesbury, MO	8	65	34.9%
Richards, MO	114	70	29.5%
Nevada, MO	8,198	78	22.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bryans Road, MD	8,198	126	25.6%
Stayton, OR	8,199	117	17.2%
Dry Run, OH	8,200	121	21.5%
Kimberley, BC	8,195	n/a
Carl Junction, MO	8,202	94	6.4%
Nevada, MO	8,198	78	22.1%

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 Nevada, MO