Cost Of Living in Portal, ND

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	Portal	North Dakota	National
Cost of living	84	94	100
Goods & Services	99	96	100
Groceries	92	93	100
Health care	115	111	100
Housing	49	85	100
Transportation	104	100	100
Utilities	97	99	100

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The cost of living in Portal is 10% lower than the North Dakota average
The cost of living in Portal is 16% lower than the national average
Portal housing is 51% lower than the national average
North Dakota general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average
North Dakota state income tax is 58% 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	$105,938	$8,828	$2,472	$3,178
Renters	$95,455	$7,955	$2,227	$2,864

North Dakota Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
North Dakota	5%	8%

North Dakota Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
North Dakota	1.1%	2.9%

Goods & Services

Item	Portal	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.55	$24.26	19.4%
Beauty Salon	$47.78	$45.56	4.9%
Toothpaste	$3.74	$3.70	1.0%
Shampoo	$1.12	$1.28	12.5%
Movie	$12.67	$12.13	4.4%
Bowling	$7.50	$18.00	58.3%

Groceries

Item	Portal	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.62	$5.84	3.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.4%
Milk	$4.48	$4.67	4.1%
Potatoes	$4.65	$4.93	5.7%
Pizza	$12.31	$12.09	1.8%
Beer	$10.75	$10.41	3.3%

Health Care

Item	Portal	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$140.01	$125.68	11.4%
Doctor	$166.95	$135.78	23.0%
Dentist	$135.25	$113.29	19.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.02	$10.65	5.9%
Lipitor	$518.15	$468.60	10.6%

Housing

Item	Portal	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$75,000.00	$184,700.00	59.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,924.65	$2,346.69	18.0%
Apartment Rent	$654.00	$949.00	31.1%

Transportation

Item	Portal	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.40	$3.46	1.9%
Tire Balancing	$71.21	$59.92	18.8%

Utilities

Item	Portal	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.72	$193.99	5.8%
Phone	$194.52	$192.25	1.2%

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.
Larson, ND	0	99	1.0%
Flaxton, ND	112	75	25.4%
Bowbells, ND	299	83	17.0%
Lignite, ND	157	86	14.3%
Columbus, ND	74	87	12.9%
Portal, ND	132	84	16.0%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Yellow Bluff, AL	132	78	22.2%
Vallecito, CA	132	133	32.8%
Otter Creek, FL	132	71	29.2%
Blockton, IA	132	74	25.6%
Geneva, IA	132	77	22.7%
Portal, ND	132	84	16.0%

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 Portal, ND