According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Gloucester City has an overall cost of living index of 102 which is 1.0x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only New Jersey, Gloucester City has a cost of living index that's 0.8x lower than New Jersey's index of 121.
The standard of living in Gloucester City ranks as #3,380 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in New Jersey. By definition, that implies Gloucester City ranks as the #3,039 most expensive place in the Garden State.
Living Expense | Gloucester City | New Jersey | National Average | |
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Overall | 102 | 121 | 100 | |
Services | 104 | 107 | 100 | |
Groceries | 122 | 107 | 100 | |
Health | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
Housing | 81 | 160 | 100 | |
Transportation | 114 | 106 | 100 | |
Utilities | 112 | 98 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in New Jersey, 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 | Gloucester City | New Jersey | United States |
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Median Home Value | $130,600 | $343,500 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,107 | $1,368 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $59,984 | $85,245 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 2.2x | 4.0x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.22x | 0.19x | 0.2x |
Item | Gloucester City | New Jersey |
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Shampoo | $1.02 | $1.06 |
Movie | $12.0 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $18.8 | $14.67 |
Item | Gloucester City | New Jersey |
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Ground Beef | $4.57 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.6 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.18 | $2.05 |
Item | Gloucester City | New Jersey |
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Haircut | $19.66 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $60.55 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.34 | $2.34 |
Item | Gloucester City | New Jersey |
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Potatoes | $3.66 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.67 | $10.62 |
Beer | $8.81 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $108.61 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $133.89 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $96.86 | $99.13 |
Item | Gloucester City | New Jersey |
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Gasoline | $2.42 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $60.97 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $193.98 | $167.67 |
Phone | $192.07 | $175.64 |