Cost Of Living in Greater South, NE

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	Greater South	Lincoln	Nebraska
Cost of living	96	98	89
Goods & Services	103	103	96
Groceries	97	97	96
Health care	109	109	98
Housing	87	96	76
Transportation	105	105	100
Utilities	81	81	86

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Greater South is 7% higher than the Lincoln average
The cost of living in Greater South is 4% lower than the national average
Greater South housing is 13% lower than the national average
Nebraska general sales tax is 8% higher than the national average
Nebraska state income tax is 5% 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	$67,737	$5,645	$1,580	$2,032

Nebraska Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Nebraska	5.5%	7.5%

Nebraska Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Nebraska	2.46%	6.64%

Goods & Services

Item	Lincoln	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$31.00	$24.26	27.8%
Beauty Salon	$45.12	$45.56	1.0%
Toothpaste	$3.71	$3.70	0.1%
Shampoo	$1.35	$1.28	5.4%
Movie	$12.09	$12.13	0.4%
Bowling	$17.47	$18.00	3.0%

Groceries

Item	Lincoln	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.17	$5.84	5.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.37	$1.57	12.7%
Milk	$4.68	$4.67	0.2%
Potatoes	$4.50	$4.93	8.7%
Pizza	$11.23	$12.09	7.1%
Beer	$9.42	$10.41	9.5%

Health Care

Item	Lincoln	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$114.63	$125.68	8.8%
Doctor	$168.72	$135.78	24.3%
Dentist	$118.87	$113.29	4.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.68	$10.65	0.3%
Lipitor	$483.84	$468.60	3.3%

Housing

Item	Lincoln	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$180,400.00	$184,700.00	2.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,893.52	$2,346.69	19.3%
Apartment Rent	$871.00	$949.00	8.2%

Transportation

Item	Lincoln	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.39	$3.46	2.0%
Tire Balancing	$73.74	$59.92	23.1%

Utilities

Item	Lincoln	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$128.83	$193.99	33.6%
Phone	$201.86	$192.25	5.0%

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.
Walton, NE	407	99	0.8%
Douglas, NE	267	86	13.8%
Davey, NE	137	91	9.5%
Alvo, NE	124	91	9.0%
Eagle, NE	919	91	8.9%
Lincoln, NE	286,388	98	1.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Orlando, FL	284,817	110	9.9%
Plano, TX	288,870	130	30.3%
Newark, NJ	281,917	114	14.0%
Saskatoon, SK	281,340	n/a
Anchorage, AK	292,090	131	31.4%
Lincoln, NE	286,388	98	1.8%

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 Greater South, Lincoln, NE