Cost Of Living in Greenville, NJ

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	Greenville	Jersey City	New Jersey
Cost of living	134	143	121
Goods & Services	127	127	106
Groceries	113	113	102
Health care	121	121	99
Housing	169	201	158
Transportation	115	115	103
Utilities	102	102	107

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Greenville is 11% higher than the Jersey City average
The cost of living in Greenville is 34% higher than the national average
Greenville housing is 69% higher than the national average
New Jersey general sales tax is 30% higher than the national average
New Jersey state income tax is 46% 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)
Household	$63,375	$5,281	$1,479	$1,901

New Jersey Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
New Jersey	6.625%	12.625%

New Jersey Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
New Jersey	1.4%	10.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Jersey City	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$34.94	$24.26	44.0%
Beauty Salon	$64.07	$45.56	40.6%
Toothpaste	$3.96	$3.70	7.0%
Shampoo	$1.69	$1.28	32.3%
Movie	$13.68	$12.13	12.8%
Bowling	$29.40	$18.00	63.3%

Groceries

Item	Jersey City	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.87	$5.84	0.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.57	6.9%
Milk	$4.97	$4.67	6.3%
Potatoes	$5.21	$4.93	5.7%
Pizza	$12.57	$12.09	4.0%
Beer	$11.87	$10.41	14.0%

Health Care

Item	Jersey City	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$128.97	$125.68	2.6%
Doctor	$162.24	$135.78	19.5%
Dentist	$149.64	$113.29	32.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.15	$10.65	4.6%
Lipitor	$402.75	$468.60	14.1%

Housing

Item	Jersey City	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$406,200.00	$184,700.00	119.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$6,916.73	$2,346.69	194.7%
Apartment Rent	$1,485.00	$949.00	56.5%

Transportation

Item	Jersey City	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.55	$3.46	2.5%
Tire Balancing	$86.43	$59.92	44.2%

Utilities

Item	Jersey City	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$201.27	$193.99	3.8%
Phone	$200.67	$192.25	4.4%

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.
East Orange, NJ	64,650	111	11.1%
Roselle, NJ	21,699	112	12.0%
Silver Lake CDP (Warren County), NJ	320	113	13.2%
Newark, NJ	281,917	114	14.0%
Paterson, NJ	145,484	115	15.3%
Jersey City, NJ	262,652	143	43.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
St. Petersburg, FL	264,001	104	3.8%
Laredo, TX	260,571	88	12.5%
Kitchener, ON	259,162	n/a
Burnaby, BC	258,827	n/a
Madison, WI	258,366	115	14.8%
Jersey City, NJ	262,652	143	43.4%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

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