Enhanced Cost of Living Calculator
Now includes childcare, taxes, health, housing for home owners vs renters, insurance costs and more when you upgrade to premium.
SEE MY OPTIONS
No Thanks
Cost of Living
Compare Cities
Quiz
Community Data
Crime
Climate
Schools
News
Places to Live
Find a Place
Top Lists
Rankings
Interactive Map
Login
Create Account
GREAT FALLS vs. SANTA MARIA
Cost of Living Comparison
Comparison
Food
Housing
Utilities
Commute
Health
Taxes
Childcare
Personal
Upgrade to Premium
Great Falls, Montana vs. Santa Maria, California
Cost of Living Comparison
The cost of living in Santa Maria, California is
38.9%
more expensive
than Great Falls, Montana.
You would need a salary of
$69,451
in Santa Maria, California to maintain the standard of living you have in Great Falls, Montana.
Comparison highlights
• Overall, Santa Maria, California is
more expensive
than Great Falls, Montana
• Median Home Cost is the biggest factor in the cost of living difference.
Median Home Cost
110% more expensive in Santa Maria
than in Great Falls, Montana
Great Falls, MT vs. Santa Maria, CA
Compared to Great Falls, Santa Maria is:
Homeowner
No Child Care, Taxes not Considered
38.9% higher
Child Care
, Taxes not Considered
Unlock with Premium
Child Care, Taxes Considered
Unlock with Premium
No Child Care,
Taxes Considered
Unlock with Premium
Renter
No Child Care, Taxes not Considered
Unlock with Premium
Child Care
, Taxes not Considered
Unlock with Premium
Child Care, Taxes Considered
Unlock with Premium
No Child Care,
Taxes Considered
Unlock with Premium
Food
2.5% higher
Housing (Homeowner)
90.7% higher
Housing (Rent)
Unlock with Premium
Median Home Cost
Unlock with Premium
Utilities
0.0% higher
Commute
29.2% higher
Health
10.2% higher
Taxes
Unlock with Premium
Childcare
Unlock with Premium
Personal
3.8% higher
Cost of Food
Popular Cost of Living Searches
Current City
Comparison City
Buckeye, Arizona
Ontario, California
Compare
Cupertino, California
Des Moines, Iowa
Compare
Columbia, Maryland
Arvada, Colorado
Compare
Fort Worth, Texas
Napa, California
Compare
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Compare
Chincoteague, Virginia
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
Compare
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Lebanon, New Hampshire
Compare
Tyler, Texas
Savannah, Georgia
Compare
Parker, Colorado
Fresno, California
Compare
Edisto Beach, South Carolina
Upper Sandusky, Ohio
Compare
Follow Us