Cost Of Living in Scotia, SC

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	Scotia	South Carolina	National
Cost of living	81	93	100
Goods & Services	98	100	100
Groceries	102	99	100
Health care	109	94	100
Housing	42	80	100
Transportation	96	91	100
Utilities	90	107	100

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The cost of living in Scotia is 13% lower than the South Carolina average
The cost of living in Scotia is 19% lower than the national average
Scotia housing is 58% lower than the national average
South Carolina general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
South Carolina state income tax is 100% 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	$25,500	$2,125	$595	$765
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

South Carolina Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
South Carolina	6%	9%

South Carolina Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
South Carolina	0%	6.5%

Goods & Services

Item	Scotia	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.25	$24.26	4.2%
Beauty Salon	$38.33	$45.56	15.9%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.30	$1.28	1.8%
Movie	$12.10	$12.13	0.3%
Bowling	$22.40	$18.00	24.4%

Groceries

Item	Scotia	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.23	$5.84	6.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.57	7.4%
Milk	$4.75	$4.67	1.7%
Potatoes	$5.33	$4.93	8.0%
Pizza	$14.38	$12.09	19.0%
Beer	$10.13	$10.41	2.7%

Health Care

Item	Scotia	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$93.17	$125.68	25.9%
Doctor	$135.16	$135.78	0.5%
Dentist	$142.17	$113.29	25.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.63	$10.65	0.2%
Lipitor	$518.07	$468.60	10.6%

Housing

Item	Scotia	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$76,700.00	$184,700.00	58.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,681.21	$2,346.69	28.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Scotia	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.33	$3.46	3.6%
Tire Balancing	$57.68	$59.92	3.7%

Utilities

Item	Scotia	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$163.38	$193.99	15.8%
Phone	$188.43	$192.25	2.0%

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.
Luray, SC	73	74	25.8%
Estill, SC	2,759	81	18.5%
Gifford, SC	203	83	17.0%
Furman, SC	622	83	16.8%
Varnville, SC	1,832	87	12.9%
Scotia, SC	191	81	19.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Coffee Springs, AL	191	78	21.5%
Vredenburgh, AL	191	93	6.5%
Hackberry, AZ	191	100	0.5%
Dixon, IA	191	91	9.5%
Hanlontown, IA	191	84	15.8%
Scotia, SC	191	81	19.0%

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 Scotia, SC