Cost Of Living in Salem, OK

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	Salem	Oklahoma	National
Cost of living	98	86	100
Goods & Services	102	91	100
Groceries	92	94	100
Health care	101	93	100
Housing	n/a	69	100
Transportation	96	93	100
Utilities	94	98	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Salem is 14% higher than the Oklahoma average
The cost of living in Salem is 2% lower than the national average
Salem housing is 21% lower than the national average
Oklahoma general sales tax is 12% lower than the national average
Oklahoma state income tax is 90% lower than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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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

Oklahoma Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Oklahoma	4.5%	11%

Oklahoma Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Oklahoma	0.25%	4.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Salem	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.65	$24.26	10.8%
Beauty Salon	$45.00	$45.56	1.2%
Toothpaste	$3.68	$3.70	0.5%
Shampoo	$1.08	$1.28	15.5%
Movie	$11.50	$12.13	5.2%
Bowling	$14.71	$18.00	18.3%

Groceries

Item	Salem	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.81	$5.84	0.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.8%
Milk	$4.52	$4.67	3.2%
Potatoes	$5.22	$4.93	5.9%
Pizza	$10.10	$12.09	16.4%
Beer	$10.21	$10.41	2.0%

Health Care

Item	Salem	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$99.78	$125.68	20.6%
Doctor	$108.55	$135.78	20.1%
Dentist	$83.89	$113.29	26.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.16	$10.65	4.6%
Lipitor	$454.89	$468.60	2.9%

Housing

Item	Salem	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,863.97	$2,346.69	20.6%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Salem	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.01	$3.46	13.0%
Tire Balancing	$52.21	$59.92	12.9%

Utilities

Item	Salem	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$150.82	$193.99	22.3%
Phone	$203.29	$192.25	5.7%

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.
Piney, OK	32	98	2.1%
Proctor, OK	378	98	2.1%
Stoney Point, OK	210	72	27.9%
Greasy, OK	260	74	25.9%
Nicut, OK	312	79	21.0%
Salem, OK	142	98	2.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Golovin, AK	142	109	9.2%
Kaibab, AZ	142	88	12.4%
Alpine Village, CA	142	127	26.5%
Bluewater, CA	142	75	25.1%
Comptche, CA	142	129	29.0%
Salem, OK	142	98	2.1%

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 Salem, OK