Cost of Living by US City

Compare cost of living across 387+ US metro areas. Housing, goods, utilities, and services — powered by Bureau of Economic Analysis data.

All Cities

Abilene, TX-9.6%

Albany, GA-12.3%

Albany, NY-0.4%

Albany, OR+2.1%

Albuquerque, NM-4.5%

Alexandria, LA-14.3%

Allentown, PA-0.0%

Altoona, PA-10.5%

Amarillo, TX-8.2%

Amherst Town, MA+0.2%

Anchorage, AK+5.4%

Ann Arbor, MI+0.9%

Anniston, AL-14.1%

Appleton, WI-7.6%

Asheville, NC-3.5%

Athens, GA-6.7%

Atlanta, GA+0.1%

Atlantic City, NJ-1.1%

Auburn, AL-12.1%

Augusta, GA-8.1%

Austin, TX-1.9%

Bakersfield, CA+0.9%

Baltimore, MD+4.5%

Bangor, ME-3.5%

Barnstable Town, MA-1.6%

Baton Rouge, LA-9.2%

Battle Creek, MI-9.5%

Bay City, MI-8.1%

Beaumont, TX-10.0%

Beckley, WV-11.6%

Bellingham, WA+3.3%

Billings, MT-6.5%

Binghamton, NY-7.1%

Birmingham, AL-8.4%

Bismarck, ND-9.0%

Blacksburg, VA-7.3%

Bloomington, IL-6.5%

Bloomington, IN-4.9%

Boise City, ID-1.6%

Boston, MA+8.3%

Boulder, CO+5.2%

Bowling Green, KY-9.8%

Bozeman, MT+2.5%

Bremerton, WA+5.6%

Bridgeport, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area+6.9%

Brownsville, TX-14.0%

Brunswick, GA-12.3%

Buffalo, NY-4.2%

Burlington, NC-6.8%

Burlington, VT+0.9%

Canton, OH-10.6%

Cape Coral, FL+2.3%

Cape Girardeau, MO-13.9%

Carson City, NV-1.9%

Casper, WY-6.2%

Cedar Rapids, IA-11.0%

Chambersburg, PA-5.4%

Champaign, IL-7.3%

Charleston, SC+1.0%

Charleston, WV-11.3%

Charlotte, NC-2.7%

Charlottesville, VA-0.9%

Chattanooga, TN-8.5%

Cheyenne, WY-3.5%

Chicago, IL+3.6%

Cincinnati, OH-4.6%

Clarksville, TN-9.1%

Cleveland, OH-6.1%

Cleveland, TN-11.9%

Coeur d'Alene, ID-1.7%

College Station, TX-9.0%

Colorado Springs, CO+0.7%

Columbia, MO-10.6%

Columbia, SC-6.3%

Columbus, GA-10.7%

Columbus, IN-7.0%

Columbus, OH-4.5%

Corpus Christi, TX-7.3%

Corvallis, OR+4.0%

Crestview, FL-3.0%

Dallas, TX+3.1%

Dalton, GA-10.2%

Daphne, AL-5.3%

Davenport, IA-10.9%

Dayton, OH-7.3%

Decatur, AL-12.8%

Decatur, IL-11.6%

Deltona, FL-0.6%

Denver, CO+5.8%

Des Moines, IA-8.3%

Detroit, MI+0.3%

Dothan, AL-16.2%

Dubuque, IA-12.7%

Duluth, MN-11.2%

Durham, NC-2.4%

Eagle Pass, TX-16.2%

Eau Claire, WI-7.2%

El Centro, CA-4.8%

El Paso, TX-10.1%

Elizabethtown, KY-9.4%

Elkhart, IN-9.7%

Elmira, NY-5.6%

Enid, OK *-15.7%

Eugene, OR+1.6%

Evansville, IN-8.5%

Fairbanks, AK+3.2%

Farmington, NM-12.3%

Fayetteville, AR-8.6%

Fayetteville, NC-8.0%

Flagstaff, AZ+0.3%

Florence, AL-15.2%

Florence, SC-13.2%

Fond du Lac, WI-8.4%

Fort Collins, CO+1.1%

Fort Smith, AR-14.1%

Fort Wayne, IN-7.4%

Fresno, CA+2.2%

Gadsden, AL-14.3%

Gainesville, FL-3.3%

Gainesville, GA-3.2%

Gettysburg, PA-4.6%

Glens Falls, NY-5.1%

Goldsboro, NC-11.5%

Grand Forks, ND-13.3%

Grand Island, NE-13.3%

Grand Junction, CO-4.5%

Grand Rapids, MI-4.5%

Grants Pass, OR-2.2%

Great Falls, MT-3.2%

Greeley, CO+0.2%

Green Bay, WI-6.9%

Greensboro, NC-7.1%

Greenville, NC-11.6%

Greenville, SC-6.7%

Gulfport, MS-10.0%

Hagerstown, MD-5.8%

Hammond, LA-15.5%

Hanford, CA+1.6%

Harrisburg, PA-1.3%

Harrisonburg, VA-5.1%

Hartford, CT+2.7%

Hattiesburg, MS-12.4%

Helena, MT-4.3%

Hickory, NC-11.5%

Hilton Head Island, SC-2.0%

Hinesville, GA-6.1%

Homosassa Springs, FL-6.5%

Hot Springs, AR-14.3%

Houma, LA-14.9%

Houston, TX-1.4%

Huntington, WV-11.6%

Huntsville, AL-6.9%

Idaho Falls, ID-5.6%

Indianapolis, IN-4.3%

Iowa City, IA-8.5%

Ithaca, NY+3.3%

Jackson, MI-8.2%

Jackson, MS-11.0%

Jackson, TN-14.5%

Jacksonville, FL-0.5%

Jacksonville, NC-7.9%

Janesville, WI-6.3%

Jefferson City, MO-12.0%

Johnson City, TN-12.1%

Johnstown, PA-14.1%

Jonesboro, AR-14.1%

Joplin, MO-14.3%

Kahului, HI+9.4%

Kalamazoo, MI-5.2%

Kankakee, IL-3.6%

Kansas City, MO-7.5%

Kennewick, WA+0.1%

Kenosha, WI+1.1%

Killeen, TX-8.9%

Kingsport, TN-13.6%

Kingston, NY+0.7%

Kiryas Joel, NY+9.4%

Knoxville, TN-7.4%

Kokomo, IN-10.4%

La Crosse, WI-8.2%

Lafayette, IN-6.6%

Lafayette, LA-12.8%

Lake Charles, LA-14.1%

Lake Havasu City, AZ-5.9%

Lakeland, FL-2.9%

Lancaster, PA-1.7%

Lansing, MI-5.0%

Laredo, TX-13.0%

Las Cruces, NM-9.8%

Las Vegas, NV+0.2%

Lawrence, KS-9.8%

Lawton, OK-14.1%

Lebanon, PA-6.8%

Lewiston, ID-8.8%

Lewiston, ME-5.3%

Lexington Park, MD+0.8%

Lexington, KY-7.1%

Lincoln, NE-8.4%

Little Rock, AR-10.6%

Longview, TX-10.5%

Longview, WA-2.5%

Los Angeles, CA+13.6%

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-6.9%

Lubbock, TX-8.7%

Lynchburg, VA-10.6%

Macon, GA-11.5%

Madison, WI-2.7%

Manchester, NH+5.7%

Manhattan, KS-9.8%

Mankato, MN-9.0%

Mansfield, OH-11.1%

McAllen, TX-14.1%

Medford, OR+1.4%

Memphis, TN-7.8%

Merced, CA-1.7%

Miami, FL+14.2%

Michigan City, IN-8.3%

Midland, MI-8.1%

Midland, TX-4.2%

Milwaukee, WI-3.1%

Minneapolis, MN+4.8%

Minot, ND-13.0%

Missoula, MT-3.6%

Mobile, AL-11.9%

Modesto, CA+4.1%

Monroe, LA-16.4%

Monroe, MI-6.5%

Montgomery, AL-10.3%

Morgantown, WV-6.7%

Morristown, TN-13.6%

Mount Vernon, WA+2.4%

Muncie, IN-11.9%

Muskegon, MI-7.5%

Myrtle Beach, SC-6.4%

Naples, FL+3.2%

Nashville, TN-3.7%

New Haven, CT+4.6%

New Orleans, LA-7.4%

New York, NY+12.6%

North Port, FL+2.4%

Norwich, CT+0.4%

Odessa, TX-6.1%

Oklahoma City, OK-9.6%

Olympia, WA+3.7%

Orlando, FL+1.4%

Oshkosh, WI-7.1%

Owensboro, KY-11.4%

Oxnard, CA+10.5%

Paducah, KY-13.9%

Palm Bay, FL+0.0%

Panama City, FL-2.7%

Parkersburg, WV-12.9%

Pensacola, FL-2.3%

Peoria, IL-8.8%

Philadelphia, PA+2.6%

Phoenix, AZ+3.3%

Pinehurst, NC-11.7%

Pittsburgh, PA-5.3%

Pittsfield, MA-4.9%

Pocatello, ID-11.1%

Port St. Lucie, FL+0.2%

Portland, ME+1.9%

Portland, OR+5.4%

Prescott Valley, AZ-1.7%

Providence, RI+1.8%

Pueblo, CO-8.2%

Punta Gorda, FL+0.5%

Racine, WI-4.0%

Raleigh, NC-1.8%

Rapid City, SD-10.8%

Reading, PA-2.9%

Redding, CA+0.7%

Richmond, VA-2.1%

Riverside, CA+6.4%

Roanoke, VA-6.4%

Rochester, MN-9.2%

Rochester, NY-3.0%

Rockford, IL-7.8%

Rocky Mount, NC-12.0%

Sacramento, CA+6.7%

Saginaw, MI-9.1%

Salinas, CA+9.0%

Salisbury, MD-4.4%

Salt Lake City, UT+0.9%

San Angelo, TX-7.5%

San Antonio, TX-5.3%

San Diego, CA+11.9%

San Francisco, CA+15.6%

San Jose, CA+10.4%

San Luis Obispo, CA+8.6%

Sandusky, OH-10.7%

Santa Cruz, CA+9.9%

Santa Fe, NM-1.2%

Santa Maria, CA+8.8%

Santa Rosa, CA+7.8%

Savannah, GA-4.8%

Scranton, PA-6.4%

Seattle, WA+11.1%

Sebastian, FL-1.7%

Sebring, FL-7.5%

Sheboygan, WI-6.0%

Sherman, TX-6.2%

Shreveport, LA-15.2%

Sierra Vista, AZ-10.8%

Sioux City, IA-13.5%

Sioux Falls, SD-9.4%

Slidell, LA-7.3%

South Bend, IN-7.1%

Spartanburg, SC-8.9%

Spokane, WA+0.3%

Springfield, IL-7.3%

Springfield, MA-3.9%

Springfield, MO-11.4%

Springfield, OH-9.5%

St. Cloud, MN-12.4%

St. George, UT-2.7%

St. Joseph, MO-13.6%

St. Louis, MO-4.9%

State College, PA-3.2%

Staunton, VA-8.9%

Stockton, CA+5.1%

Sumter, SC-12.0%

Syracuse, NY-4.3%

Tallahassee, FL-6.1%

Terre Haute, IN-12.2%

Texarkana, TX-16.0%

Toledo, OH-8.5%

Topeka, KS-11.2%

Traverse City, MI-6.6%

Trenton, NJ+3.2%

Tucson, AZ-3.1%

Tulsa, OK-10.8%

Tuscaloosa, AL-12.3%

Twin Falls, ID *-7.9%

Urban Honolulu, HI+11.0%

Valdosta, GA-11.7%

Vallejo, CA+8.5%

Victoria, TX-10.2%

Vineland, NJ-4.0%

Virginia Beach, VA-2.1%

Visalia, CA-0.2%

Walla Walla, WA-1.5%

Warner Robins, GA-6.2%

Washington, DC+8.9%

Waterbury, CT-0.2%

Waterloo, IA-12.9%

Watertown, NY-12.3%

Wausau, WI-7.3%

Weirton, WV-11.0%

Wenatchee, WA+3.9%

Wheeling, WV-11.7%

Wichita Falls, TX-10.5%

Wichita, KS-11.1%

Wildwood, FL-14.6%

Williamsport, PA-7.7%

Wilmington, NC-3.6%

Winchester, VA-3.5%

Winston, NC-8.0%

Worcester, MA+2.5%

Yakima, WA-4.5%

Youngstown, OH-12.6%

Yuba City, CA+4.2%