Compare two cities
Pick two of the 119 cities covered by the index. All figures are read from the same ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates and the same BEA Regional Price Parities 2023, so the two columns are directly comparable.
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Same standard of living
A salary of $100,000 in New York, NY buys what
$102,651 buys in Los Angeles, CA
+$2,651
more to keep the same standard of living
Median gross rent
Monthly
$1,779
$1,879
+5.6%
Median household income
Annual
$79,713
$80,366
+0.8%
Median home value
Owner-occupied
$751,700
$879,500
+17.0%
Rent as share of income
Annual rent ÷ income
Price level
U.S. average = 100
112.5
115.5
+2.7%
Equivalent salary
For $100,000 in New York
$100,000
$102,651
+2.7%
The "B vs. A" column shows the difference between the two cities. For the price level and
the share of income the raw values are shown because a percentage difference between two
percentages is easy to misread. Read the
methodology for the formulas and their limits.
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Each of these pairs is also a page of its own, with a full table, an equivalent-salary figure and the pay for the occupations the two cities share. Every city page links to its own set, for example New York, NY.