Cost of living in U.S. cities
Median rent, household income and regional price levels for 119 U.S. cities. Convert a salary from one city to another and see what rent takes out of a paycheque in each place.
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| City | Median rent | Median household income | Rent / income | Price level | Equivalent salary | vs. New York, NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $1,779 | $79,713 | 26.8% | 112.5 | $100,000 | same |
| Los Angeles, CA | $1,879 | $80,366 | 28.1% | 115.5 | $102,651 | +2.7% |
| Chicago, IL | $1,380 | $75,134 | 22.0% | 102.6 | $91,184 | -8.8% |
| Houston, TX | $1,313 | $62,894 | 25.1% | 100.2 | $89,106 | -10.9% |
| Phoenix, AZ | $1,458 | $77,041 | 22.7% | 105.5 | $93,822 | -6.2% |
| Philadelphia, PA | $1,323 | $60,698 | 26.2% | 103.5 | $92,064 | -7.9% |
| San Antonio, TX | $1,258 | $62,917 | 24.0% | 93.7 | $83,333 | -16.7% |
| San Diego, CA | $2,223 | $104,321 | 25.6% | 111.5 | $99,127 | same |
| Dallas, TX | $1,403 | $67,760 | 24.9% | 103.3 | $91,838 | -8.2% |
| San Jose, CA | $2,617 | $141,565 | 22.2% | 112.9 | $100,350 | same |
| Austin, TX | $1,655 | $91,461 | 21.7% | 97.6 | $86,794 | -13.2% |
| Jacksonville, FL | $1,375 | $66,981 | 24.6% | 99.2 | $88,213 | -11.8% |
| Fort Worth, TX | $1,412 | $76,602 | 22.1% | 97.2 | $86,399 | -13.6% |
| Columbus, OH | $1,224 | $65,327 | 22.5% | 94.5 | $84,034 | -16.0% |
| Charlotte, NC | $1,504 | $78,438 | 23.0% | 97.0 | $86,224 | -13.8% |
| Indianapolis, IN | $1,112 | $62,995 | 21.2% | 94.6 | $84,090 | -15.9% |
| San Francisco, CA | $2,419 | $141,446 | 20.5% | 118.2 | $105,114 | +5.1% |
| Seattle, WA | $1,998 | $121,984 | 19.7% | 113.0 | $100,461 | same |
| Denver, CO | $1,770 | $91,681 | 23.2% | 105.5 | $93,791 | -6.2% |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $1,083 | $66,702 | 19.5% | 91.0 | $80,889 | -19.1% |
| Nashville-Davidson, TN | $1,486 | $75,197 | 23.7% | 92.5 | $82,255 | -17.7% |
| El Paso, TX | $1,041 | $58,734 | 21.3% | 90.2 | $80,233 | -19.8% |
| Washington, DC | $1,900 | $106,287 | 21.4% | 108.6 | $96,593 | -3.4% |
| Boston, MA | $2,093 | $94,755 | 26.5% | 111.6 | $99,201 | same |
| Las Vegas, NV | $1,456 | $70,723 | 24.7% | 97.4 | $86,599 | -13.4% |
| Portland, OR | $1,596 | $88,792 | 21.6% | 106.6 | $94,792 | -5.2% |
| Detroit, MI | $1,034 | $39,575 | 31.4% | 98.0 | $87,138 | -12.9% |
| Memphis, TN | $1,123 | $51,211 | 26.3% | 92.4 | $82,177 | -17.8% |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | $1,069 | $64,731 | 19.8% | 94.0 | $83,592 | -16.4% |
| Baltimore, MD | $1,290 | $59,623 | 26.0% | 102.7 | $91,286 | -8.7% |
| Milwaukee, WI | $1,033 | $51,888 | 23.9% | 95.5 | $84,941 | -15.1% |
| Albuquerque, NM | $1,085 | $65,604 | 19.9% | 93.0 | $82,649 | -17.4% |
| Fresno, CA | $1,324 | $66,804 | 23.8% | 104.0 | $92,456 | -7.5% |
| Tucson, AZ | $1,079 | $54,546 | 23.7% | 94.3 | $83,883 | -16.1% |
| Sacramento, CA | $1,694 | $83,753 | 24.3% | 108.9 | $96,813 | -3.2% |
| Kansas City, MO | $1,186 | $67,449 | 21.1% | 93.3 | $82,923 | -17.1% |
| Mesa, AZ | $1,478 | $78,779 | 22.5% | 101.1 | $89,893 | -10.1% |
| Atlanta, GA | $1,617 | $81,938 | 23.7% | 100.9 | $89,740 | -10.3% |
| Omaha, NE | $1,150 | $72,708 | 19.0% | 92.5 | $82,259 | -17.7% |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $1,562 | $83,198 | 22.5% | 97.4 | $86,607 | -13.4% |
| Raleigh, NC | $1,468 | $82,424 | 21.4% | 98.0 | $87,122 | -12.9% |
| Long Beach, CA | $1,803 | $83,969 | 25.8% | 112.6 | $100,096 | same |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $1,649 | $90,685 | 21.8% | 97.4 | $86,563 | -13.4% |
| Miami, FL | $1,657 | $59,390 | 33.5% | 111.8 | $99,423 | same |
| Oakland, CA | $1,917 | $97,369 | 23.6% | 112.6 | $100,096 | same |
| Minneapolis, MN | $1,329 | $80,269 | 19.9% | 104.5 | $92,919 | -7.1% |
| Tulsa, OK | $998 | $58,407 | 20.5% | 89.5 | $79,552 | -20.4% |
| Bakersfield, CA | $1,371 | $77,397 | 21.3% | 102.2 | $90,908 | -9.1% |
| Wichita, KS | $960 | $63,072 | 18.3% | 89.5 | $79,558 | -20.4% |
| Arlington, TX | $1,389 | $73,519 | 22.7% | 97.2 | $86,399 | -13.6% |
| Tampa, FL | $1,567 | $71,302 | 26.4% | 103.4 | $91,963 | -8.0% |
| Aurora, CO | $1,759 | $84,320 | 25.0% | 101.4 | $90,139 | -9.9% |
| New Orleans, LA | $1,211 | $55,339 | 26.3% | 91.1 | $81,038 | -19.0% |
| Cleveland, OH | $894 | $39,187 | 27.4% | 93.0 | $82,727 | -17.3% |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $1,783 | $85,428 | 25.1% | 110.2 | $98,020 | -2.0% |
| Anaheim, CA | $2,082 | $90,583 | 27.6% | 112.6 | $100,096 | same |
| Henderson, NV | $1,750 | $88,654 | 23.7% | 97.0 | $86,225 | -13.8% |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $1,101 | $67,631 | 19.5% | 90.5 | $80,435 | -19.6% |
| Stockton, CA | $1,495 | $76,851 | 23.3% | 107.4 | $95,507 | -4.5% |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $1,230 | $66,325 | 22.2% | 91.3 | $81,180 | -18.8% |
| Riverside, CA | $1,812 | $88,575 | 24.6% | 107.9 | $95,960 | -4.0% |
| Orlando, FL | $1,650 | $69,268 | 28.6% | 101.1 | $89,896 | -10.1% |
| Santa Ana, CA | $1,975 | $88,354 | 26.8% | 112.6 | $100,096 | same |
| Cincinnati, OH | $953 | $51,707 | 22.1% | 94.1 | $83,666 | -16.3% |
| Irvine, CA | $2,893 | $129,647 | 26.8% | 112.6 | $100,096 | same |
| St. Paul, MN | $1,248 | $73,055 | 20.5% | 98.4 | $87,503 | -12.5% |
| Newark, NJ | $1,330 | $48,416 | 33.0% | 108.9 | $96,808 | -3.2% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $1,221 | $64,137 | 22.8% | 94.4 | $83,969 | -16.0% |
| Greensboro, NC | $1,114 | $58,884 | 22.7% | 92.7 | $82,402 | -17.6% |
| St. Louis, MO | $978 | $55,279 | 21.2% | 96.3 | $85,631 | -14.4% |
| Lincoln, NE | $1,045 | $69,991 | 17.9% | 92.0 | $81,753 | -18.2% |
| Jersey City, NJ | $1,902 | $94,813 | 24.1% | 108.9 | $96,808 | -3.2% |
| Anchorage, AK | $1,453 | $98,152 | 17.8% | 104.5 | $92,953 | -7.0% |
| Durham, NC | $1,412 | $79,234 | 21.4% | 96.6 | $85,921 | -14.1% |
| Plano, TX | $1,792 | $108,649 | 19.8% | 97.2 | $86,399 | -13.6% |
| Chandler, AZ | $1,806 | $103,691 | 20.9% | 101.1 | $89,893 | -10.1% |
| Buffalo, NY | $989 | $48,050 | 24.7% | 94.4 | $83,925 | -16.1% |
| Madison, WI | $1,364 | $76,983 | 21.3% | 95.8 | $85,164 | -14.8% |
| Chula Vista, CA | $2,122 | $105,173 | 24.2% | 112.6 | $100,096 | same |
| Gilbert, AZ | $2,028 | $121,351 | 20.1% | 101.1 | $89,893 | -10.1% |
| North Las Vegas, NV | $1,605 | $76,772 | 25.1% | 97.0 | $86,225 | -13.8% |
| Reno, NV | $1,453 | $78,448 | 22.2% | 97.4 | $86,641 | -13.4% |
| Toledo, OH | $880 | $47,532 | 22.2% | 90.4 | $80,334 | -19.7% |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $959 | $60,293 | 19.1% | 90.0 | $80,001 | -20.0% |
| Lubbock, TX | $1,137 | $60,487 | 22.6% | 90.9 | $80,792 | -19.2% |
| St. Petersburg, FL | $1,542 | $73,118 | 25.3% | 103.5 | $91,979 | -8.0% |
| Laredo, TX | $1,001 | $63,264 | 19.0% | 87.8 | $78,051 | -21.9% |
| Irving, TX | $1,517 | $79,641 | 22.9% | 97.2 | $86,399 | -13.6% |
| Chesapeake, VA | $1,523 | $94,189 | 19.4% | 100.7 | $89,576 | -10.4% |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $1,033 | $57,673 | 21.5% | 94.1 | $83,699 | -16.3% |
| Glendale, AZ | $1,397 | $70,139 | 23.9% | 101.1 | $89,893 | -10.1% |
| Garland, TX | $1,525 | $74,717 | 24.5% | 97.2 | $86,399 | -13.6% |
| Scottsdale, AZ | $1,910 | $107,372 | 21.3% | 101.1 | $89,893 | -10.1% |
| Boise City, ID | $1,359 | $81,308 | 20.1% | 93.4 | $83,066 | -16.9% |
| Arlington, VA | $2,275 | $140,160 | 19.5% | 100.7 | $89,576 | -10.4% |
| Norfolk, VA | $1,246 | $64,017 | 23.4% | 100.7 | $89,576 | -10.4% |
| Enterprise, NV | $1,823 | $93,980 | 23.3% | 97.0 | $86,225 | -13.8% |
| Spokane, WA | $1,141 | $65,745 | 20.8% | 101.0 | $89,827 | -10.2% |
| Santa Clarita, CA | $2,486 | $119,926 | 24.9% | 112.6 | $100,096 | same |
| Fremont, CA | $2,905 | $176,350 | 19.8% | 112.6 | $100,096 | same |
| Richmond, VA | $1,314 | $62,671 | 25.2% | 98.0 | $87,121 | -12.9% |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $1,044 | $49,944 | 25.1% | 90.8 | $80,732 | -19.3% |
| Hialeah, FL | $1,558 | $53,079 | 35.2% | 103.5 | $91,979 | -8.0% |
| San Bernardino, CA | $1,433 | $63,988 | 26.9% | 112.6 | $100,096 | same |
| Tacoma, WA | $1,597 | $83,857 | 22.9% | 108.6 | $96,523 | -3.5% |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $1,781 | $78,137 | 27.4% | 101.7 | $90,399 | -9.6% |
| Spring Valley, NV | $1,642 | $72,364 | 27.2% | 97.0 | $86,225 | -13.8% |
| Huntsville, AL | $1,078 | $70,778 | 18.3% | 94.4 | $83,929 | -16.1% |
| Modesto, CA | $1,609 | $77,899 | 24.8% | 105.0 | $93,322 | -6.7% |
| Des Moines, IA | $1,054 | $63,966 | 19.8% | 92.7 | $82,383 | -17.6% |
| Fontana, CA | $1,733 | $98,187 | 21.2% | 112.6 | $100,096 | same |
| Moreno Valley, CA | $2,036 | $87,477 | 27.9% | 112.6 | $100,096 | same |
| Frisco, TX | $1,902 | $146,158 | 15.6% | 97.2 | $86,399 | -13.6% |
| Rochester, NY | $1,039 | $46,628 | 26.7% | 97.7 | $86,836 | -13.2% |
| Fayetteville, NC | $1,179 | $56,395 | 25.1% | 91.4 | $81,251 | -18.7% |
| Yonkers, NY | $1,730 | $81,816 | 25.4% | 107.6 | $95,691 | -4.3% |
| Cape Coral, FL | $1,751 | $76,062 | 27.6% | 102.6 | $91,191 | -8.8% |
| Worcester, MA | $1,415 | $67,544 | 25.1% | 102.0 | $90,702 | -9.3% |
| Columbus, GA | $1,072 | $56,622 | 22.7% | 88.8 | $78,949 | -21.1% |
Figures come from ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, BEA Regional Price Parities 2023 and May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See the methodology.
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- Fast Food and Counter Workers $29,600
- Retail Salespersons $34,330
- General and Operations Managers $104,330
- Registered Nurses $97,885
- Customer Service Representatives $44,990
- Waiters and Waitresses $35,850
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $36,500
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- Elementary School Teachers $63,800
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How these figures are built
Rent, household income and population come from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates American Community Survey; the price level is the regional price parity published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The salary needed keeps median rent at 30% of gross pay. Every figure is published as-is, with no estimate of our own.