Cost of living in Mobile, Alabama
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,068 a month.
Mobile is a city in Alabama. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $53,558 a year.
- People
- 203,416
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,068
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $53,558
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $193,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,139
- Mobile, AL MSA
Mobile, Alabama has about 203,416 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $193,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Mobile County is $1,139 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Mobile. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Mobile, AL metro area, prices sit at 88.1 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Alabama taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Mobile's exact store tax.
Some places in Alabama add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.07% of income. That is not a Mobile bill.
In July 2026, a typical Alabama home paid 16.40¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Mobile's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Alabama in the table we use.
Among 290 places we list in Alabama with a rent figure, 74 have higher typical rent than Mobile.
Nearby places
- Chickasaw
Typical rent $960
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Typical rent $908
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Typical rent $1,244
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Typical rent $1,057
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Typical rent $1,060
Compare with Mobile - Satsuma
Typical rent $1,300
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Typical rent $1,388
Compare with Mobile
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Alabama
Bigger places in Alabama
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.