Lewiston
Cost of Living in Lewiston, ME (2026): Rent, Utilities & Take-Home
$1,924 left/mo
$3,351/mo in Lewiston. $1,924 left each month. Prices near the US average.
Monthly costs
Take-home $5,275/mo.
- Taxes$1,703
- Rent$1,289
- Other$2,062
- Left$1,924
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $83,730
- Federal income tax
- −$9,591
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,405
- State income tax (ME)
- −$4,434
- Take-home pay
- $63,300
- Effective tax rate
- 24.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,289
- Groceries
- $410
- Getting around
- $574
- Healthcare
- $462
- Utilities and internet
- $257
- Everything else
- $359
- Total spending
- $3,351
After tax and rent
$1,924 left/mo
Stats
- Rent
- $1,535
- 2 bd median
- Take-home
- $5,275
- Per month
- Tax
- 24%
- Of pay
- Prices
- 3% above
- US, besides rent
Average electric bill in Maine
About $249 a month for a household using 900 kWh. That is the EIA residential price for Maine in 2025, 27.69¢ per kWh. It is a state average, not a Lewiston utility bill, and the utilities line in the monthly costs above already includes a modelled power cost.
Moving from Lewiston
Take-home by job in Lewiston
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer