Cost Of Living in Savannah, 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	Savannah	Missouri	National
Cost of living	86	88	100
Goods & Services	92	92	100
Groceries	97	95	100
Health care	84	90	100
Housing	66	78	100
Transportation	89	91	100
Utilities	109	99	100

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The cost of living in Savannah is 3% lower than the Missouri average
The cost of living in Savannah is 14% lower than the national average
Savannah housing is 34% 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	$54,125	$4,510	$1,263	$1,624
Renters	$27,175	$2,265	$634	$815

The percentage of monthly income spent on housing related expenses can help predict the affordability of housing in Savannah, MO, as well as what the overall cost of living might be. Generally, a good rule to follow is that the debt-to-income (DTI) level you want to maintain is 28 percent or less of your income on your rent or mortgage payments and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses and debts. In Savannah, homeowners have a median income of $54,125. Using that number, a maximum of $1,263 per month should be allocated to housing expenses. For those who are renting instead of owning, the median income is $27,175, which means there is a maximum of $634 to be spent on the costs of renting a home or apartment.

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	Savannah	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.30	$24.26	16.3%
Beauty Salon	$33.43	$45.56	26.6%
Toothpaste	$3.70	$3.70	0.2%
Shampoo	$1.42	$1.28	10.9%
Movie	$12.03	$12.13	0.9%
Bowling	$15.57	$18.00	13.5%

Groceries

Item	Savannah	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.31	$5.84	8.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	11.0%
Milk	$4.62	$4.67	1.0%
Potatoes	$5.24	$4.93	6.2%
Pizza	$11.48	$12.09	5.0%
Beer	$9.39	$10.41	9.8%

Health Care

Item	Savannah	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$96.50	$125.68	23.2%
Doctor	$90.20	$135.78	33.6%
Dentist	$100.33	$113.29	11.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.67	$10.65	0.2%
Lipitor	$474.53	$468.60	1.3%

Housing

Item	Savannah	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$113,100.00	$184,700.00	38.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,152.92	$2,346.69	8.3%
Apartment Rent	$746.00	$949.00	21.4%

Transportation

Item	Savannah	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.17	$3.46	8.3%
Tire Balancing	$49.17	$59.92	17.9%

Utilities

Item	Savannah	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$217.10	$193.99	11.9%
Phone	$199.94	$192.25	4.0%

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.
Bolckow, MO	194	74	25.9%
Rosendale, MO	104	74	25.8%
Rea, MO	26	74	25.6%
Clarksdale, MO	263	76	24.1%
Fillmore, MO	284	79	21.4%
Savannah, MO	5,170	86	14.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Byron, GA	5,170	93	6.9%
Flanders, NY	5,170	131	31.2%
Kensington, CA	5,171	227	127.3%
Grambling, LA	5,168	86	13.7%
Chardon, OH	5,168	98	1.8%
Savannah, MO	5,170	86	14.2%

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 Savannah, MO