Cost of Living in Mobile, AL

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1634
$4072
🛋️ Without rent
$751
$2304
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$882
$1768
🍽️ Food
$546
$1418
🚐 Transport
$56
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3504
😀 Quality of life
80
🏙️ Population
187K

The average cost of living in Mobile is $1634, which is in the top 32% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 2949th out of 9294 in our global list, 2066th out of 2202 in the United States, and 30th out of 34 in Alabama.

The median after-tax salary is $3504, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months. Ranked 461st (TOP 5%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 108th best city to live in the United States, and 2nd most liveable city in Alabama. With an estimated population of 187K, Mobile is the 148th largest city in the United States.

✈️ Closest airport 11 km Mobile Downtown Airport
😷 Air quality Good 10.6 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 932 University of South Alabama
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Prices in Mobile

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
 Cappuccino
$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$948
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$684
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12435

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