Cost Of Living in Columbia, CA

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	Columbia	California	National
Cost of living	123	140	100
Goods & Services	104	111	100
Groceries	104	112	100
Health care	96	109	100
Housing	153	196	100
Transportation	120	126	100
Utilities	140	127	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Columbia is 12% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Columbia is 23% higher than the national average
Columbia housing is 53% higher than the national average
California general sales tax is 42% higher than the national average
California state income tax is 61% 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	$41,919	$3,493	$978	$1,258
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

California Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
California	7.25%	10.5%

California Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
California	1%	13.3%

Goods & Services

Item	Columbia	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.83	$24.26	10.6%
Beauty Salon	$76.57	$45.56	68.0%
Toothpaste	$3.86	$3.70	4.3%
Shampoo	$1.56	$1.28	21.9%
Movie	$14.64	$12.13	20.6%
Bowling	$23.78	$18.00	32.1%

Groceries

Item	Columbia	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.21	$5.84	6.3%
Fried Chicken	$2.10	$1.57	33.7%
Milk	$4.99	$4.67	6.9%
Potatoes	$4.98	$4.93	0.9%
Pizza	$15.69	$12.09	29.8%
Beer	$10.96	$10.41	5.3%

Health Care

Item	Columbia	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$157.88	$125.68	25.6%
Doctor	$166.71	$135.78	22.8%
Dentist	$148.27	$113.29	30.9%
Ibuprofen	$11.69	$10.65	9.8%
Lipitor	$498.45	$468.60	6.4%

Housing

Item	Columbia	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$345,100.00	$184,700.00	86.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$4,545.90	$2,346.69	93.7%
Apartment Rent	$703.00	$949.00	25.9%

Transportation

Item	Columbia	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.63	$3.46	33.9%
Tire Balancing	$70.51	$59.92	17.7%

Utilities

Item	Columbia	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$299.78	$193.99	54.5%
Phone	$191.56	$192.25	0.4%

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.
Chinese Camp, CA	146	111	10.7%
Jamestown, CA	3,379	111	11.1%
Sierra Village, CA	226	111	11.2%
Tuolumne City, CA	1,414	115	15.3%
East Sonora, CA	2,672	117	16.8%
Columbia, CA	2,086	123	23.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
San Juan Bautista, CA	2,086	166	66.0%
Wilber, NE	2,086	91	9.3%
Ranchos de Taos, NM	2,086	119	19.2%
Star City, WV	2,086	97	3.0%
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, QC	2,086	n/a
Columbia, CA	2,086	123	23.4%

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 Columbia, CA