According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Foster City has an overall cost of living index of 221 which is 2.2x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only California, Foster City has a cost of living index that's 1.6x higher than California's index of 140.
The standard of living in Foster City ranks as #6,363 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in California. By definition, that implies Foster City ranks as the #56 most expensive place in the Golden State.
Living Expense | Foster City | California | National Average | |
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Overall | 221 | 140 | 100 | |
Services | 117 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 135 | 113 | 100 | |
Health | 126 | 115 | 100 | |
Housing | 442 | 198 | 100 | |
Transportation | 142 | 134 | 100 | |
Utilities | 136 | 126 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in California, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Foster City | California | United States |
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Median Home Value | $1,399,600 | $538,500 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $3,303 | $1,586 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $163,322 | $78,672 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 8.6x | 6.8x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.24x | 0.24x | 0.2x |
Item | Foster City | California |
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Shampoo | $1.39 | $1.06 |
Movie | $13.23 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $19.56 | $14.67 |
Item | Foster City | California |
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Ground Beef | $3.73 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.89 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.87 | $2.05 |
Item | Foster City | California |
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Haircut | $19.39 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $67.86 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $3.07 | $2.34 |
Item | Foster City | California |
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Potatoes | $3.35 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $12.66 | $10.62 |
Beer | $10.57 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $136.92 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $146.83 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $133.38 | $99.13 |
Item | Foster City | California |
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Gasoline | $3.38 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $62.03 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $269.4 | $167.67 |
Phone | $187.26 | $175.64 |