Gulfport

United StatesMS

Population
72,000
Coordinates
30.37Β° N, 89.09Β° W
Time zone
America/Chicago
Prices for
Sep 2026

One person needs about $2,093 a month in Gulfport, rent included: 65% less than in New York. The average net salary is $3,113 a month.

Medium confidence16 contributors
Gulfport at 30.37Β° N, 89.09Β° W

Livability

Seven domain scores, weighted. 6 of them have data for Gulfport; a missing one is left out of the average, not counted as zero.

59out of 100
LivabilityMedium confidence
  • Purchasing power25%76
  • Safetycountry20%50
  • Health carecountry15%59
  • Climate10%No data
  • Air qualitycountry10%57
  • Connectivitycountry10%66
  • Cost10%32
How each domain is scored
Purchasing power, 25%
What a local net salary buys against local prices, as a percentile.
Safety, 20%
Numbeo safety index for the city, or for its country when the city has no survey.
Health care, 15%
Numbeo health care index, city first, then country.
Climate, 10%
Numbeo climate index where surveyed, otherwise a comfort score from NASA climate normals.
Air quality, 10%
30-day mean US AQI on a 0-100 scale: 100 at AQI 25 or cleaner, 0 at 150 or worse.
Connectivity, 10%
Percentile of median fixed broadband download speed, city first, then country.
Cost, 10%
Cheaper places score higher: the percentile of the cost-of-living plus rent index, inverted.
Livability rank in United States
#468
Cheapest-city rank, worldwide
#2,390

What it costs

US dollars a month. Indices compare with New York, which is 100; changes are against the same month a year earlier.

Cost of living index
65.0
New York = 100, rent excluded
Rent index
24.1
New York = 100
Purchasing power
170.1
Net salary against costs, New York = 100
Net salary
$3,113
Average, after tax
One person
$2,093
$976 without rent
Family of four
$4,816
$3,154 without rent
Rent, one bedroom in the centre
$1,117
36% of a net salary
Price to income
2.8
Years of income to buy a 90 mΒ² flat

Prices

55 everyday prices in US dollars, the median of this month's contributions, each against a base you choose.

Compare with

Differences are against New York; teal marks a price that is lower (or a salary that is higher).

Prices in Gulfport, US dollars, compared with New York
ItemGulfportNew YorkDifference
Restaurants
Meal, inexpensive restaurant$18.50$25.00βˆ’26%
Meal for 2, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)$55.00$140βˆ’61%
McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent combo meal)$12.00$14.00βˆ’14%
Domestic beer (0.5 l, draught)$4.00$8.00βˆ’50%
Imported beer (0.33 l bottle, restaurant)$5.00$10.00βˆ’50%
Cappuccino (regular)$5.00$6.37βˆ’22%
Coke/Pepsi (0.33 l bottle)$2.25$3.80βˆ’41%
Water (0.33 l bottle)$1.75$2.89βˆ’39%
Markets
Milk (1 l)$0.86$1.36βˆ’37%
Loaf of fresh white bread (500g)$3.44$4.68βˆ’26%
Rice, white (1 kg)$2.69$6.97βˆ’61%
Eggs (12)$3.21$5.73βˆ’44%
Local cheese (1 kg)$10.66$17.38βˆ’39%
Chicken fillets (1 kg)$11.55$15.11βˆ’24%
Beef round (1 kg, or equivalent red meat)$14.36$17.77βˆ’19%
Apples (1 kg)$4.03$6.11βˆ’34%
Bananas (1 kg)$1.48$2.20βˆ’33%
Oranges (1 kg)$2.67$5.77βˆ’54%
Tomato (1 kg)$4.25$6.25βˆ’32%
Potato (1 kg)$2.20$3.47βˆ’37%
Onion (1 kg)$1.76$4.17βˆ’58%
Lettuce (1 head)$2.13$2.72βˆ’22%
Water (1.5 l bottle)$1.39$2.50βˆ’44%
Bottle of wine, mid-range$14.98$20.00βˆ’25%
Domestic beer (0.5 l bottle)$1.99$3.21βˆ’38%
Imported beer (0.33 l bottle)$3.88$3.96βˆ’2%
Cigarettes (20 pack, Marlboro)$8.50$19.00βˆ’55%
Transport
One-way ticket, local transportβ€”$3.00β€”
Monthly pass, regular priceβ€”$140β€”
Taxi start, normal tariff$2.50$3.00βˆ’17%
Taxi, 1 km, normal tariff$1.62$2.18βˆ’26%
Taxi, 1 hour waiting, normal tariff$26.00$42.00βˆ’38%
Gasoline (1 l)$0.76$1.10βˆ’31%
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (or equivalent new car)$36,664$35,458+3%
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW (or equivalent new car)$26,174$25,309+3%
Utilities, per month
Basic utilities, 85mΒ² apartment (electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage)β€”β€”β€”
Mobile plan (calls + 10GB data)$51.00$73.50βˆ’31%
Internet (60 Mbps+, unlimited, cable/ADSL)$71.15$71.93βˆ’1%
Sports and leisure
Fitness club, monthly fee (1 adult)$25.00$126βˆ’80%
Tennis court rent (1 hour, weekend)β€”$62.38β€”
Cinema, 1 seat, international release$9.00$23.00βˆ’61%
Childcare
Preschool, full day, private (monthly, 1 child)$617$3,366βˆ’82%
International primary school (yearly, 1 child)$14,000$60,589βˆ’77%
Clothing and shoes
1 pair of jeans (Levi's 501 or similar)$31.62$72.80βˆ’57%
1 summer dress, chain store (Zara, H&M)$39.99$53.22βˆ’25%
1 pair of Nike running shoes, mid-range$85.00$118βˆ’28%
1 pair of men's leather business shoes$75.00$125βˆ’40%
Rent, per month
Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre$1,117$4,417βˆ’75%
Apartment (1 bedroom) outside centre$914$3,033βˆ’70%
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre$1,663$9,242βˆ’82%
Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside centre$1,653$5,461βˆ’70%
Buying an apartment
Price per square meter, apartment in city centre$1,722$18,759βˆ’91%
Price per square meter, apartment outside centre$1,722$6,523βˆ’74%
Salary and financing
Average monthly net salary, after tax$3,113$5,178βˆ’40%
Mortgage interest rate, 20-year fixed rate (%)6.21%6.49%βˆ’0.3 pts

Three years of prices

Each line starts at 100 in its first month, so a rise in rent can be read against a rise in salary on the same scale. The core basket is twelve everyday prices. Hover for the actual values.

Show the monthly values
MonthCore basket indexRent, 1 bedroomNet salary
Sep 2026β€”$1,117$3,113
Aug 2026β€”$1,117$3,113
Jun 2026β€”β€”β€”
May 202665.9$1,117$3,113
Apr 202665.7$1,030$3,113
Jan 202665.8$1,025$3,113
Dec 202554.7$1,025$3,113
Nov 202554.7$1,025$3,051
May 202555.1$1,025$3,051
Apr 202555.1$1,025$3,051
Mar 202555.1$1,013$3,051
Feb 202553.6$917$3,051
Jan 202553.6$833$3,071
Dec 202452.3$833$3,091
Nov 202452.3$833$3,091
Oct 202452.3$833$3,091
Sep 202452.1$833$3,131
Aug 202452.5$833$3,131
Jul 202451.3$833$3,131
Jun 202451.3$833$3,131
May 202456.0$833$3,131
Apr 202451.1$833$3,131
Mar 202455.1$833$3,131
Feb 202459.4$833$3,131
Jan 202458.7$833$3,131
Dec 202360.1$833$3,131
Nov 202359.3$1,104$3,078
Oct 202363.7$833$3,066

Safety

Numbeo crime survey. Both indices run 0 to 100; they are two sides of the same answers.

Country-level: the livability score uses United States's safety figure

No crime survey has been published for Gulfport yet.

Quality of life

Numbeo's published indices for Gulfport. Listed as Numbeo computes them, next to this index's own figures above.

Numbeo has not ranked Gulfport on quality of life.

Climate

Monthly means from NASA POWER climate normals. Temperature bands use the same scale on every city page.

No monthly climate normals for Gulfport yet.

Annual mean
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Warmest month
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Coldest month
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Rain a year
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HumidityRelative, annual mean
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SunshineSolar energy per day
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Clear-sky daysA year
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Comfort score0-100, 100 at 14-22 Β°C
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Air, internet and housing

The last 30 days of air, the latest month of broadband tests, and the property survey.

Air

Country-level estimate

No air-quality readings for Gulfport.

Internet

United States median; city not listed
307Mbps download, fixed broadband, median
Upload
64Mbps, fixed
Latency
12ms, fixed
Mobile download
187Mbps
Mobile latency
27ms

Speedtest Global Index, Aug 2026.

Housing

$1,722Per mΒ² to buy in the centre, $1,722 outside
Price to income
2.8Years of income, 90 mΒ² flat
Price to rent
7.7Years of rent, centre
Rental yield
13.1%Gross, centre
Mortgage rate
6.60%20-year fixed
80 mΒ² in the centre
3.7Years of net salary

Numbeo property survey, 20 Sept 2026.

Cities like Gulfport

In other countries, with the closest livability score and cost of living index.

About these numbers

What the figures on this page rest on.

Confidence
Medium confidence
Contributors
16Numbeo price survey
Latest prices
Sep 20261 readings that month
Months with prices
7 of 12Last 12 months
Items priced
93%2 basket items from the country median
Location
Matched to the extended GeoNames list
Index rebuilt
24 Sept 2026

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