Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Alabama
Decatur is a supplemental starter city profile for the Tennessee Valley regional jobs and affordability market in Alabama, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Alabama
Mobile is the Gulf Coast port and insurance comparison market in Alabama, promoted in source-ready batch 02 for comparisons around housing, wages, insurance, utilities, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Decatur has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Decatur has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Mobile minus Decatur.
| Metric | Decatur | Mobile | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,088 | $1,301 | +$213 | Decatur | Decatur has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $224,210 | $197,044 | -$27,166 | Mobile | Mobile has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $187/mo | $182/mo | -$5/mo | Mobile | Mobile has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 99 | 98 | -1 | Mobile | Mobile has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $43,376 | $45,900 | +$2,524 | Decatur | Decatur has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 86/100 | 82/100 | -4 | Decatur | Decatur has the higher move score. |