Cost Of Living in Medina, WA

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	Medina	Washington	National
Cost of living	344	118	100
Goods & Services	120	111	100
Groceries	116	110	100
Health care	138	120	100
Housing	869	135	100
Transportation	128	123	100
Utilities	102	92	100

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The cost of living in Medina is 191% higher than the Washington average
The cost of living in Medina is 244% higher than the national average
Medina housing is 769% higher than the national average
Washington general sales tax is 27% higher than the national average
Washington state income tax is 100% 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	$250,001	$20,833	$5,833	$7,501
Renters	$112,578	$9,382	$2,627	$3,378

Washington Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Washington	6.5%	10.4%

Washington Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Washington	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Medina	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$50.20	$24.26	106.9%
Beauty Salon	$72.25	$45.56	58.6%
Toothpaste	$3.96	$3.70	6.9%
Shampoo	$1.40	$1.28	9.5%
Movie	$16.37	$12.13	34.9%
Bowling	$21.59	$18.00	19.9%

Groceries

Item	Medina	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.54	$5.84	5.1%
Fried Chicken	$2.55	$1.57	62.0%
Milk	$5.10	$4.67	9.2%
Potatoes	$4.49	$4.93	8.9%
Pizza	$14.40	$12.09	19.2%
Beer	$12.14	$10.41	16.6%

Health Care

Item	Medina	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$198.49	$125.68	57.9%
Doctor	$236.25	$135.78	74.0%
Dentist	$149.39	$113.29	31.9%
Ibuprofen	$12.47	$10.65	17.0%
Lipitor	$446.40	$468.60	4.7%

Housing

Item	Medina	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$2,000,001.00	$184,700.00	982.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$4,924.20	$2,346.69	109.8%
Apartment Rent	$3,501.00	$949.00	268.9%

Transportation

Item	Medina	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.66	$3.46	34.8%
Tire Balancing	$67.20	$59.92	12.1%

Utilities

Item	Medina	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$193.41	$193.99	0.3%
Phone	$202.97	$192.25	5.6%

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.
Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WA	8,055	114	13.7%
Tukwila, WA	20,265	128	27.8%
Indianola, WA	3,564	134	33.8%
SeaTac, WA	29,102	131	30.5%
Manchester, WA	6,050	133	32.7%
Medina, WA	3,283	344	243.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Kotzebue, AK	3,283	136	36.1%
Elkins, AR	3,283	94	6.0%
Chandler, OK	3,283	82	17.9%
Lake Cherokee, TX	3,283	116	15.9%
West Point, NE	3,282	88	11.6%
Medina, WA	3,283	344	243.7%

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 Medina, WA