◆ Cost of Living
Cost of living by US city
A single comparative index for 77 major US cities, where the national average = 100. Each city page breaks down housing, groceries, utilities, transport and healthcare, and lets you compare your salary against any other city. Free, instant, private.
All 77 cities, most expensive first
#1 New York City, NY187#2 Honolulu, HI186#3 San Francisco, CA179#4 San Jose, CA176#5 Seattle, WA154#6 Washington, DC152#7 Boston, MA150#8 Los Angeles, CA148#9 Oakland, CA143#10 San Diego, CA143#11 Portland, OR130#12 Anchorage, AK122#13 Miami, FL122#14 Hartford, CT122#15 Newark, NJ120#16 Providence, RI118#17 Portland, ME116#18 Sacramento, CA115#19 Denver, CO112#20 Baltimore, MD110#21 Ann Arbor, MI110#22 Reno, NV109#23 Eugene, OR108#24 Phoenix, AZ108#25 Salt Lake City, UT108#26 Charleston, SC108#27 Atlanta, GA107#28 Fort Collins, CO106#29 Las Vegas, NV106#30 Chicago, IL106#31 Minneapolis, MN106#32 Colorado Springs, CO104#33 Boise, ID104#34 Orlando, FL104#35 Madison, WI104#36 Philadelphia, PA104#37 Nashville, TN103#38 Dallas, TX102#39 Tampa, FL102#40 Fresno, CA101#41 Austin, TX101#42 Richmond, VA100#43 Virginia Beach, VA100#44 Charlotte, NC99#45 Raleigh, NC99#46 Spokane, WA98#47 Fort Worth, TX98#48 Tucson, AZ96#49 Houston, TX96#50 New Orleans, LA96#51 Jacksonville, FL96#52 Milwaukee, WI95#53 Albuquerque, NM94#54 Savannah, GA94#55 San Antonio, TX92#56 Baton Rouge, LA92#57 Columbia, SC92#58 Des Moines, IA92#59 Pittsburgh, PA92#60 Buffalo, NY92#61 Louisville, KY90#62 Indianapolis, IN90#63 Columbus, OH90#64 Kansas City, MO90#65 Omaha, NE90#66 Rochester, NY90#67 Knoxville, TN89#68 El Paso, TX88#69 Little Rock, AR88#70 Cincinnati, OH88#71 Detroit, MI88#72 St. Louis, MO87#73 Memphis, TN86#74 Oklahoma City, OK84#75 Wichita, KS83#76 Tulsa, OK82#77 Cleveland, OH82
Note Indices are approximate comparative estimates on a US-average = 100 scale (the C2ER/ACCRA and BestPlaces convention). Actual costs vary by neighborhood, household and lifestyle.