Cost Of Living in Katherine, AZ

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	Katherine	Arizona	National
Cost of living	89	101	100
Goods & Services	83	104	100
Groceries	100	102	100
Health care	92	94	100
Housing	n/a	97	100
Transportation	99	106	100
Utilities	87	95	100

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The cost of living in Katherine is 11% lower than the Arizona average
The cost of living in Katherine is 11% lower than the national average
Katherine housing is 4% lower than the national average
Arizona general sales tax is 10% higher than the national average
Arizona state income tax is 4% 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Arizona Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Arizona	5.6%	10.725%

Arizona Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Arizona	2.5%	2.5%

Goods & Services

Item	Katherine	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$30.00	$24.26	23.7%
Beauty Salon	$45.83	$45.56	0.6%
Toothpaste	$3.41	$3.70	8.0%
Shampoo	$1.35	$1.28	5.4%
Movie	$13.08	$12.13	7.8%
Bowling	$27.50	$18.00	52.8%

Groceries

Item	Katherine	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.14	$5.84	5.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.57	7.0%
Milk	$4.89	$4.67	4.7%
Potatoes	$4.66	$4.93	5.6%
Pizza	$14.82	$12.09	22.6%
Beer	$11.30	$10.41	8.5%

Health Care

Item	Katherine	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$169.83	$125.68	35.1%
Doctor	$136.00	$135.78	0.2%
Dentist	$124.17	$113.29	9.6%
Ibuprofen	$11.20	$10.65	5.1%
Lipitor	$521.56	$468.60	11.3%

Housing

Item	Katherine	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,416.09	$2,346.69	45.6%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Katherine	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.93	$3.46	13.4%
Tire Balancing	$72.35	$59.92	20.8%

Utilities

Item	Katherine	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$145.78	$193.99	24.9%
Phone	$185.71	$192.25	3.4%

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.
Oatman, AZ	43	89	10.7%
Bullhead City, AZ	40,808	88	12.4%
Laughlin, NV	7,997	89	11.1%
Katherine, AZ	118	89	10.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Chalkyitsik, AK	118	100	0.2%
Delta, AL	118	96	4.3%
Reed, AR	118	79	21.4%
Montgomery Creek, CA	118	102	1.5%
Fernan Lake Village, ID	118	148	48.4%
Katherine, AZ	118	89	10.7%

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 Katherine, AZ