City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Bowling Green | Mobile | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $931/mo | $985/mo | 5.5% lower in A |
| Median home value | $215,300 | $158,400 | 35.9% higher in A |
| Median household income | $47,118 | $48,524 | 2.9% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 97.0 | 97.1 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 81.1 | 87.4 | 7.2% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 98.0 | 97.8 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 96.3 | 96.1 | ≈ equal |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Bowling Green, you'd need $100,133 in Mobile to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Bowling Green and Mobile have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Bowling Green, you'd need about $80,106 in Mobile to keep the same standard of living.