According to the most recent data on the cost of living, North Bethesda has an overall cost of living index of 159 which is 1.6x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Maryland, North Bethesda has a cost of living index that's 1.3x higher than Maryland's index of 120.
The standard of living in North Bethesda ranks as #5,992 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Maryland. By definition, that implies North Bethesda ranks as the #426 most expensive place in the Old Line State.
Living Expense | North Bethesda | Maryland | National Average | |
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Overall | 159 | 120 | 100 | |
Services | 114 | 111 | 100 | |
Groceries | 114 | 114 | 100 | |
Health | 89 | 84 | 100 | |
Housing | 265 | 151 | 100 | |
Transportation | 116 | 109 | 100 | |
Utilities | 112 | 108 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Maryland, 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 | North Bethesda | Maryland | United States |
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Median Home Value | $594,100 | $325,400 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,941 | $1,415 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $111,694 | $87,063 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 5.3x | 3.7x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.21x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | North Bethesda | Maryland |
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Shampoo | $1.43 | $1.06 |
Movie | $12.5 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $21.25 | $14.67 |
Item | North Bethesda | Maryland |
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Ground Beef | $4.7 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.75 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.49 | $2.05 |
Item | North Bethesda | Maryland |
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Haircut | $31.92 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $63.67 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.74 | $2.34 |
Item | North Bethesda | Maryland |
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Potatoes | $3.99 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $11.99 | $10.62 |
Beer | $10.99 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $75.0 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $97.0 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $87.0 | $99.13 |
Item | North Bethesda | Maryland |
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Gasoline | $2.44 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $62.0 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $193.98 | $167.67 |
Phone | $190.63 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. North Bethesda |
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Rockville, MD | 68,155 | 154 | 1.0x |
Bethesda, MD | 65,092 | 192 | 1.2x |
Wheaton, MD | 51,191 | 132 | 0.8x |
Olney, MD | 35,350 | 150 | 0.9x |
Clarksburg, MD | 26,234 | 153 | 1.0x |
North Laurel, MD | 24,856 | 129 | 0.8x |
North Potomac, MD | 24,146 | 167 | 1.1x |
Kemp Mill, MD | 14,812 | 141 | 0.9x |
Colesville, MD | 14,397 | 140 | 0.9x |
Chevy Chase, MD | 9,801 | 204 | 1.3x |