Cost Of Living in Port Costa, CA

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	Port Costa	California	National
Cost of living	120	140	100
Goods & Services	114	111	100
Groceries	117	112	100
Health care	121	109	100
Housing	n/a	196	100
Transportation	129	126	100
Utilities	134	127	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Port Costa is 14% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Port Costa is 20% higher than the national average
Port Costa housing is 88% higher than the national average
California general sales tax is 42% higher than the national average
California state income tax is 61% 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

California Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
California	7.25%	10.5%

California Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
California	1%	13.3%

Goods & Services

Item	Port Costa	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.00	$24.26	3.0%
Beauty Salon	$76.00	$45.56	66.8%
Toothpaste	$3.64	$3.70	1.7%
Shampoo	$1.45	$1.28	13.5%
Movie	$16.46	$12.13	35.7%
Bowling	$27.22	$18.00	51.2%

Groceries

Item	Port Costa	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.70	$5.84	2.3%
Fried Chicken	$3.43	$1.57	118.2%
Milk	$4.91	$4.67	5.1%
Potatoes	$4.87	$4.93	1.3%
Pizza	$13.49	$12.09	11.6%
Beer	$11.18	$10.41	7.4%

Health Care

Item	Port Costa	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$137.40	$125.68	9.3%
Doctor	$110.00	$135.78	19.0%
Dentist	$118.27	$113.29	4.4%
Ibuprofen	$11.76	$10.65	10.4%
Lipitor	$508.17	$468.60	8.4%

Housing

Item	Port Costa	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$6,553.90	$2,346.69	179.3%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Port Costa	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.60	$3.46	33.0%
Tire Balancing	$60.97	$59.92	1.7%

Utilities

Item	Port Costa	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.51	$193.99	5.9%
Phone	$180.31	$192.25	6.2%

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.
Pacheco, CA	4,775	116	15.7%
San Miguel CDP (San Luis Obispo County), CA	2,696	129	28.9%
Bay Point, CA	25,378	137	36.8%
El Cerrito CDP, CA	5,699	140	39.6%
San Pablo, CA	30,959	142	42.0%
Port Costa, CA	242	120	20.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Orchard Hill, GA	242	84	15.7%
Talmo, GA	242	93	6.7%
Patterson, IA	242	83	17.3%
Wardner, ID	242	96	3.7%
Sawyerville, IL	242	83	17.5%
Port Costa, CA	242	120	20.0%

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 Port Costa, CA