Mobile, AL  Cost of Living

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Mobile, AL Cost of Living

Mobile, Alabama gets a BestPlaces Cost of Living index of 84.1, which means the total cost of housing, food, child care, transportation, health care, taxes, and other necessities is 15.9 percent lower than the U.S. average and 0.0 percent lower than the average for Alabama.

A typical home costs $176,000, which is 47.9 percent less expensive than the national average of $338,100 and 17.8 percent 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 percent cheaper than the national average of $1,430 and 6.9 percent cheaper than the state average of $940.

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.

Our cost of living indices are based on a US average of 100. An amount below 100 means Mobile is cheaper than the US average. A cost of living index above 100 means Mobile, Alabama is more expensive.

Mobile cost of living is 84.1

COST OF LIVINGMobileAlabamaUSA
  84.184.1100
  93.694.4100
  116.7118.9100
  51.356.6100
  $176,000$214,000$338,100
  97.5101.2100
  89.285.9100
  82.171100
100=National Average
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    Reviews for Mobile    37 Reviews
    Gross pass - 10/11/2021
    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... Read More

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    High vehicular deaths, very low pay, no sense!!!! - 9/6/2021
    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... Read More

    This is one weird City - 9/5/2021
    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... Read More


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