Mobile, AL Cost of Living


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Mobile cost of living score
84.1
Less expensive
15.9% lower
than the US average
0.0% lower
than the Alabama average
Mobile, Alabama gets a BestPlaces Cost of Living score of 84.1, which means the total cost of housing, food, childcare, transportation, healthcare, taxes, and other necessities is 15.9% lower than the U.S. average and 0.0% lower than the average for Alabama.

Mobile, AL

Housing costs in Mobile?
A typical home costs $176,000, which is 47.9% less expensive than the national average of $338,100 and 17.8% less expensive than the average Alabama home, at $214,000. Renting a two-bedroom unit in Mobile costs $1,010 per month, which is 29.4% cheaper than the national average of $1,430 and 6.9% more than the state average of $940.

Can I afford Mobile?
To live comfortably in Mobile, Alabama, a minimum annual income of $33,840 for a family, and $32,400 for a single person is recommended.

What does A.I. say about Mobile?
Mobile, AL is known for its affordability when it comes to housing and other expenses like food, entertainment and health care costs. You can find a variety of apartments for rent or buy a house at a fraction of the price in other large cities.
   Cost of living score
     CategoriesMobileAlabamaUnited States
  84.184.1100.0
  93.694.4100
  116.7118.9100.0
  51.356.6100.0
  $176,000$214,000$338,100
  97.5%101.2%100.0%
  89.285.9100.0
  82.171.0100.0

   100=National Average

   Average Rent by Bedroom Size
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Over 3 years ago

Avoid at all costs weak job market bad schools discrimnation of disabled in workplace and schools , I have lived here most of my life and have been trying to get out  More

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someone freshly graduated from high school with no work experience can pick up a serving job and make more hourly than someone who works in an entry level healthcare  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in that City for almost 12 years I have nothing good to say about it I have nothing bad to say about it People especially the cops some cricket wrong doing  More

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