Cost Of Living in Rio, FL

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	Rio	Florida	National
Cost of living	98	98	100
Goods & Services	93	98	100
Groceries	99	99	100
Health care	97	96	100
Housing	n/a	96	100
Transportation	98	99	100
Utilities	109	97	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Rio is equal to the Florida average
The cost of living in Rio is 2% lower than the national average
Rio housing is 17% lower than the national average
Florida general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Florida 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	$78,750	$6,563	$1,837	$2,363
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Florida Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Florida	6%	7.5%

Florida Income Tax

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

Goods & Services

Item	Rio	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.00	$24.26	13.4%
Beauty Salon	$56.83	$45.56	24.7%
Toothpaste	$3.68	$3.70	0.6%
Shampoo	$1.32	$1.28	3.1%
Movie	$13.10	$12.13	7.9%
Bowling	$14.75	$18.00	18.1%

Groceries

Item	Rio	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.85	$5.84	0.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.45	$1.57	8.0%
Milk	$4.52	$4.67	3.2%
Potatoes	$5.38	$4.93	9.0%
Pizza	$12.62	$12.09	4.4%
Beer	$10.69	$10.41	2.6%

Health Care

Item	Rio	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$78.20	$125.68	37.8%
Doctor	$139.80	$135.78	3.0%
Dentist	$132.83	$113.29	17.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.32	$10.65	3.1%
Lipitor	$526.92	$468.60	12.4%

Housing

Item	Rio	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,007.04	$2,346.69	14.5%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Rio	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.45	$3.46	0.5%
Tire Balancing	$54.85	$59.92	8.5%

Utilities

Item	Rio	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$144.67	$193.99	25.4%
Phone	$196.14	$192.25	2.0%

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.
Ocean Breeze Park, FL	214	78	21.6%
Indiantown, FL	7,125	85	14.8%
Fort Pierce, FL	45,855	92	8.4%
River Park, FL	7,139	93	7.0%
Fort Pierce South, FL	4,468	96	3.8%
Rio, FL	705	98	2.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Kasilof, AK	705	155	54.7%
Cactus Forest, AZ	705	94	6.4%
Poulan, GA	705	83	17.1%
Dawson, IL	705	83	16.5%
Avoca, IN	705	90	10.5%
Rio, FL	705	98	2.4%

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 Rio, FL