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| Category | Year(2004) | Month (2004) | Month (2002) | Comments | Source |
| Rent | $7,224.00 | $602.00 | $527.00 | Fair market rent for single bedroom apartment, including utilities. | HUD |
| Transportation | $1,839.40 | $153.28 | $166.54 | Weighted average of amount spent on cars, public buses and bicycle. | TCAT, Census, CES |
| Food | $2,014.80 | $167.90 | $161.65 | Average of low-cost plan Food Stamp cost for males and females 20-50. | USDA |
| Telephone | $441.84 | $36.82 | $26.50 | Cost of local plan and 30 minutes long-distance per month. | Verizon, Total Call |
| Health Care | $1,215.12 | $101.26 | $91.61 | Employee’s share premium Aetna Health Care plan plus additional out-of-pocket medical expenses. | Consumer Expenditure Survey |
| Recreation | $1,271.04 | $105.92 | $114.75 | Reading materials, TV, radio, sound equipment. | Claritas |
| Savings | $630.00 | $52.50 | $50.00 | Adjusted for inflation | Alternatives |
| Miscellaneous | $1,309.56 | $109.13 | $115.21 | Clothing, personal care, housekeeping, small appliances, etc. | Claritas |
| Net (Subtotal) | $15,945.76 | $1,328.81 | $1,253.26 | ||
| Payroll | $1,446.68 | $120.56 | $115.14 | ||
| Federal | $1,286.12 | $107.18 | $104.45 | ||
| State | $423.49 | $35.29 | $32.21 | ||
| TOTAL | $19,102.05 | $1,591.84 | $1,505.06 | (5.77%
increase) $9.18@40 hrs/wk; $9.67@38* |
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| Day Care | 562.50 | infant/toddler | NACCRRA | ||
| 395.83 | preschool | NACCRRA |
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