US cost of living · official BEA data

What it really costs to live in any US city.

Real price levels for 387 metro areas, straight from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis. The number is a cost-of-living index where 100 equals the national average — below 100 is cheaper than average, above is pricier.

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Chicago, IL is 8% cheaper than New York, NY.

New York, NY

112.6

Chicago, IL

103.6

$100,000 in New York, NY = about $92,007 in Chicago, IL.

Chicago, IL housing 25% lower (112 vs 148.6).

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Major metros

New York, NY112.6 Los Angeles, CA113.6 Chicago, IL103.6 Dallas, TX103.1 Houston, TX98.6 Washington, DC108.9 Philadelphia, PA102.6 Atlanta, GA100.1 Miami, FL114.2 Phoenix, AZ103.3 Boston, MA108.3 Riverside, CA106.4

All metros · A to Z

San Francisco, CA115.6 Detroit, MI100.3 Seattle, WA111.1 Minneapolis, MN104.8 Tampa, FL100.9 San Diego, CA111.9 Denver, CO105.8 Baltimore, MD104.5 St. Louis, MO95.1 Orlando, FL101.4 Charlotte, NC97.3 San Antonio, TX94.7 Portland, OR105.4 Sacramento, CA106.7 Pittsburgh, PA94.7 Austin, TX98.1 Las Vegas, NV100.2 Cincinnati, OH95.4 Kansas City, MO92.5 Columbus, OH95.5 Indianapolis, IN95.7 Cleveland, OH93.9 San Jose, CA110.4 Nashville, TN96.3 Virginia Beach, VA97.9 Providence, RI101.8 Milwaukee, WI96.9 Jacksonville, FL99.5 Abilene, TX90.4 Akron, OH93.4 Albany, GA87.7 Albany, NY99.6 Albany, OR102.1 Albuquerque, NM95.5 Alexandria, LA85.7 Allentown, PA100 Altoona, PA89.5 Amarillo, TX91.8 Ames, IA88.8 Amherst Town, MA100.2 Anchorage, AK105.4 Ann Arbor, MI100.9 Anniston, AL85.9 Appleton, WI92.4 Asheville, NC96.5 Athens, GA93.3 Atlantic City, NJ98.9 Auburn, AL87.9 Augusta, GA91.9 Bakersfield, CA100.9 Bangor, ME96.5 Barnstable Town, MA98.4 Baton Rouge, LA90.8 Battle Creek, MI90.5 Bay City, MI91.9 Beaumont, TX90 Beckley, WV88.4 Bellingham, WA103.3 Bend, OR103.6 Billings, MT93.5 Binghamton, NY92.9 Birmingham, AL91.6 Bismarck, ND91 Blacksburg, VA92.7 Bloomington, IL93.5 Bloomington, IN95.1 Boise City, ID98.4 Boulder, CO105.2 Bowling Green, KY90.2 Bozeman, MT102.5 Bremerton, WA105.6 Bridgeport, CT106.9 Brownsville, TX86 Brunswick, GA87.7 Buffalo, NY95.8 Burlington, NC93.2 Burlington, VT100.9 Canton, OH89.4 Cape Coral, FL102.3 Cape Girardeau, MO86.1 Carson City, NV98.1 Casper, WY93.8 Cedar Rapids, IA89 Chambersburg, PA94.6 Champaign, IL92.7 Charleston, SC101 Charleston, WV88.7 Charlottesville, VA99.1 Chattanooga, TN91.5 Cheyenne, WY96.5 Chico, CA101.2 Clarksville, TN90.9 Cleveland, TN88.1 Coeur d'Alene, ID98.3 College Station, TX91 Colorado Springs, CO100.7 Columbia, MO89.4 Columbia, SC93.7 Columbus, GA89.3 Columbus, IN93 Corpus Christi, TX92.7 Corvallis, OR104 Crestview, FL97 Dalton, GA89.8 Daphne, AL94.7 Davenport, IA89.1 Dayton, OH92.7 Decatur, AL87.2 Decatur, IL88.4 Deltona, FL99.4 Des Moines, IA91.7 Dothan, AL83.8 Dover, DE97.5 Dubuque, IA87.3 Duluth, MN88.8 Durham, NC97.6 Eagle Pass, TX83.8 Eau Claire, WI92.8 El Centro, CA95.2 El Paso, TX89.9 Elizabethtown, KY90.6 Elkhart, IN90.3 Elmira, NY94.4 Enid, OK84.3 Erie, PA91 Eugene, OR101.6 Evansville, IN91.5 Fairbanks, AK103.2 Fargo, ND90.9 Farmington, NM87.7 Fayetteville, AR91.4 Fayetteville, NC92 Flagstaff, AZ100.3 Flint, MI93 Florence, AL84.8 Florence, SC86.8 Fond du Lac, WI91.6 Fort Collins, CO101.1 Fort Smith, AR85.9 Fort Wayne, IN92.6 Fresno, CA102.2 Gadsden, AL85.7 Gainesville, FL96.7 Gainesville, GA96.8 Gettysburg, PA95.4 Glens Falls, NY94.9 Goldsboro, NC88.5 Grand Forks, ND86.7 Grand Island, NE86.7 Grand Junction, CO95.5 Grand Rapids, MI95.5 Grants Pass, OR97.8 Great Falls, MT96.8 Greeley, CO100.2 Green Bay, WI93.1 Greensboro, NC92.9 Greenville, NC88.4 Greenville, SC93.3 Gulfport, MS90 Hagerstown, MD94.2 Hammond, LA84.5 Hanford, CA101.6 Harrisburg, PA98.7 Harrisonburg, VA94.9 Hartford, CT102.7 Hattiesburg, MS87.6 Helena, MT95.7 Hickory, NC88.5 Hilton Head Island, SC98 Hinesville, GA93.9 Homosassa Springs, FL93.5 Hot Springs, AR85.7 Houma, LA85.1 Huntington, WV88.4 Huntsville, AL93.1 Idaho Falls, ID94.4 Iowa City, IA91.5 Ithaca, NY103.3 Jackson, MI91.8 Jackson, MS89 Jackson, TN85.5 Jacksonville, NC92.1 Janesville, WI93.7 Jefferson City, MO88 Johnson City, TN87.9 Johnstown, PA85.9 Jonesboro, AR85.9 Joplin, MO85.7 Kahului, HI109.4 Kalamazoo, MI94.8 Kankakee, IL96.4 Kennewick, WA100.1 Kenosha, WI101.1 Killeen, TX91.1 Kingsport, TN86.4 Kingston, NY100.7 Kiryas Joel, NY109.4 Knoxville, TN92.6 Kokomo, IN89.6 La Crosse, WI91.8 Lafayette, IN93.4 Lafayette, LA87.2 Lake Charles, LA85.9 Lake Havasu City, AZ94.1 Lakeland, FL97.1 Lancaster, PA98.3 Lansing, MI95 Laredo, TX87 Las Cruces, NM90.2 Lawrence, KS90.2 Lawton, OK85.9 Lebanon, PA93.2 Lewiston, ID91.2 Lewiston, ME94.7 Lexington Park, MD100.8 Lexington, KY92.9 Lima, OH89.7 Lincoln, NE91.6 Little Rock, AR89.4 Logan, UT95.9 Longview, TX89.5 Longview, WA97.5 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY93.1 Lubbock, TX91.3 Lynchburg, VA89.4 Macon, GA88.5 Madison, WI97.3 Manchester, NH105.7 Manhattan, KS90.2 Mankato, MN91 Mansfield, OH88.9 McAllen, TX85.9 Medford, OR101.4 Memphis, TN92.2 Merced, CA98.3 Michigan City, IN91.7 Midland, MI91.9 Midland, TX95.8 Minot, ND87 Missoula, MT96.4 Mobile, AL88.1 Modesto, CA104.1 Monroe, LA83.6 Monroe, MI93.5 Montgomery, AL89.7 Morgantown, WV93.3 Morristown, TN86.4 Mount Vernon, WA102.4 Muncie, IN88.1 Muskegon, MI92.5 Myrtle Beach, SC93.6 Napa, CA112.6 Naples, FL103.2 New Haven, CT104.6 New Orleans, LA92.6 Niles, MI92.4 North Port, FL102.4 Norwich, CT100.4 Ocala, FL95.2 Odessa, TX93.9 Ogden, UT100.3 Oklahoma City, OK90.4 Olympia, WA103.7 Omaha, NE91.9 Oshkosh, WI92.9 Owensboro, KY88.6 Oxnard, CA110.5 Paducah, KY86.1 Palm Bay, FL100 Panama City, FL97.3 Parkersburg, WV87.1 Pensacola, FL97.7 Peoria, IL91.2 Pinehurst, NC88.3 Pittsfield, MA95.1 Pocatello, ID88.9 Port St. Lucie, FL100.2 Portland, ME101.9 Prescott Valley, AZ98.3 Provo, UT98.2 Pueblo, CO91.8 Punta Gorda, FL100.5 Racine, WI96 Raleigh, NC98.2 Rapid City, SD89.2 Reading, PA97.1 Redding, CA100.7 Reno, NV101 Richmond, VA97.9 Roanoke, VA93.6 Rochester, MN90.8 Rochester, NY97 Rockford, IL92.2 Rocky Mount, NC88 Rome, GA90.2 Saginaw, MI90.9 Salem, OR103.6 Salinas, CA109 Salisbury, MD95.6 Salt Lake City, UT100.9 San Angelo, TX92.5 San Luis Obispo, CA108.6 Sandusky, OH89.3 Santa Cruz, CA109.9 Santa Fe, NM98.8 Santa Maria, CA108.8 Santa Rosa, CA107.8 Savannah, GA95.2 Scranton, PA93.6 Sebastian, FL98.3 Sebring, FL92.5 Sheboygan, WI94 Sherman, TX93.8 Shreveport, LA84.8 Sierra Vista, AZ89.2 Sioux City, IA86.5 Sioux Falls, SD90.6 Slidell, LA92.7 South Bend, IN92.9 Spartanburg, SC91.1 Spokane, WA100.3 Springfield, IL92.7 Springfield, MA96.1 Springfield, MO88.6 Springfield, OH90.5 St. Cloud, MN87.6 St. George, UT97.3 St. Joseph, MO86.4 State College, PA96.8 Staunton, VA91.1 Stockton, CA105.1 Sumter, SC88 Syracuse, NY95.7 Tallahassee, FL93.9 Terre Haute, IN87.8 Texarkana, TX84 Toledo, OH91.5 Topeka, KS88.8 Traverse City, MI93.4 Trenton, NJ103.2 Tucson, AZ96.9 Tulsa, OK89.2 Tuscaloosa, AL87.7 Twin Falls, ID92.1 Tyler, TX92.2 Urban Honolulu, HI111 Utica, NY92.7 Valdosta, GA88.3 Vallejo, CA108.5 Victoria, TX89.8 Vineland, NJ96 Visalia, CA99.8 Waco, TX92.5 Walla Walla, WA98.5 Warner Robins, GA93.8 Waterbury, CT99.8 Waterloo, IA87.1 Watertown, NY87.7 Wausau, WI92.7 Weirton, WV89 Wenatchee, WA103.9 Wheeling, WV88.3 Wichita Falls, TX89.5 Wichita, KS88.9 Wildwood, FL85.4 Williamsport, PA92.3 Wilmington, NC96.4 Winchester, VA96.5 Winston, NC92 Worcester, MA102.5 Yakima, WA95.5 York, PA96 Youngstown, OH87.4 Yuba City, CA104.2 Yuma, AZ92.7