Charleston, South Carolina 

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Cost of Living in Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina offers an excellent quality of life alongside budget friendly living possibilities; median house price rests close to $326K while rent per month for a one bedroom usually hovers from about $1,250 - 1,450 based on location or building type selected. Necessary items like food and utilities tend stay slightly above US averages whereas taxes sometimes have been among the lowest inside Charleston County due mostly Charleston’s spot along South Atlantic urban area .

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

Charleston cost of living is 109.8

COST OF LIVINGCharlestonSouth CarolinaUSA
  109.889.3100
  105.695.8100
  96.5102.7100
  132.576.6100
  $493,200$259,900$338,100
  101.6103.9100
  94.186.8100
  93.776.3100
100=National Average
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    Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews
    Frightening rate of medical malpractice. - 7/21/2021
    Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for... Read More

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    Paradise lost! - 7/29/2020
    Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,... Read More

    Charleston not so great anymore - 11/3/2019
    I have lived in Charleston for the last 10 years. The population growth, commercial development and high density housing builds are all out of control. The roads are not... Read More


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