Cost of Living Index
US cities compared to national average (100)
📊 National Averages
Median Income
$61,863
Median Home
$381,878
Median Rent
$1571/mo
Index = 100 means equal to national average. Above 100 = more expensive.
| City | Home Index | Rent Index | Income Index | Cost Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Los Angeles, CA | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Chicago, IL | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| New York, NY | 281 | 201 | 117 | Very High |
| Miami, FL | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Houston, TX | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Dallas, TX | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Philadelphia, PA | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Atlanta, GA | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Washington, DC | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Washington, DC | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Boston, MA | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Phoenix, AZ | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Los Angeles, CA | 250 | 158 | 138 | Very High |
| Detroit, MI | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Seattle, WA | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| San Francisco, CA | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| San Diego, CA | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Tampa, FL | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Minneapolis, MN | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Chicago, IL | 80 | 103 | 106 | Average |
| Brooklyn, NY | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Denver, CO | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Brooklyn, NY | 223 | 178 | 94 | Very High |
| Queens, NY | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Riverside, CA | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Riverside, CA | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Houston, TX | 74 | 83 | 85 | Low |
| Las Vegas, NV | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Queens, NY | 189 | 153 | 105 | Very High |
| Baltimore, MD | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| St. Louis, MO | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Portland, OR | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| San Antonio, TX | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Sacramento, CA | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Orlando, FL | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Austin, TX | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| San Jose, CA | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| San Juan, PR | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| San Juan, PR | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Indianapolis, IN | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Cincinnati, OH | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Kansas City, MO | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Cleveland, OH | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Manhattan, NY | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Phoenix, AZ | 106 | 87 | 100 | Average |
| Manhattan, NY | 511 | 286 | 202 | Very High |
| Columbus, OH | 79 | 89 | 97 | Average |
| Philadelphia, PA | 66 | 97 | 76 | Average |