Cost of Living in US Cities

Compare housing, food, transport, and total monthly costs across major US metro areas

387 cities

City	Cost of Living	Housing
Monroe, LA	83.6	42.8
Eagle Pass, TX	83.8	53.7
Dothan, AL	83.8	46.9
Texarkana, TX-AR	84	49.9
Enid, OK *	84.3	51.4
Hammond, LA	84.5	48.2
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	84.8	52.3
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	84.8	47.7
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	85.1	51.3
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	85.4	51.7
Jackson, TN	85.5	56.6
Gadsden, AL	85.7	53.7
Alexandria, LA	85.7	53.7
Joplin, MO-KS	85.7	54
Hot Springs, AR	85.7	57.3
Lake Charles, LA	85.9	51.8
Jonesboro, AR	85.9	53.8
Fort Smith, AR-OK	85.9	53.4
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	85.9	55.9
Johnstown, PA	85.9	42.3
Lawton, OK	85.9	57.4
Anniston-Oxford, AL	85.9	54.7
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	86	57.7
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	86.1	56.4
Paducah, KY-IL	86.1	48.8
Morristown, TN	86.4	59
St. Joseph, MO-KS	86.4	55.4
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	86.4	56.5
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	86.5	57.8
Grand Island, NE	86.7	61.7
Grand Forks, ND-MN	86.7	59.7
Florence, SC	86.8	52.4
Laredo, TX	87	59.7
Minot, ND	87	63.2
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	87.1	63.1
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	87.1	45.9
Lafayette, LA	87.2	58.8
Decatur, AL	87.2	58.1
Dubuque, IA	87.3	64
Youngstown-Warren, OH	87.4	53.4
St. Cloud, MN	87.6	65.1
Hattiesburg, MS	87.6	60.1
Albany, GA	87.7	54.6
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	87.7	53.2
Farmington, NM	87.7	56.6
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	87.7	56.3
Tuscaloosa, AL	87.7	58.2
Terre Haute, IN	87.8	51.9
Johnson City, TN	87.9	63.2
Auburn-Opelika, AL	87.9	62.1
Jefferson City, MO	88	62.1
Rocky Mount, NC	88	56.1
Sumter, SC	88	60.8
Cleveland, TN	88.1	60.3
Mobile, AL	88.1	60.1
Muncie, IN	88.1	57.5
Valdosta, GA	88.3	58.8
Wheeling, WV-OH	88.3	51.4
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	88.3	59.3
Beckley, WV	88.4	52.2
Greenville, NC	88.4	57.3
Decatur, IL	88.4	56.2
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	88.4	51.3
Goldsboro, NC	88.5	57.7
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	88.5	59.6
Macon-Bibb County, GA	88.5	58.9
Springfield, MO	88.6	65.6
Owensboro, KY	88.6	55.7
Charleston, WV	88.7	51.4
Duluth, MN-WI	88.8	71.1
Topeka, KS	88.8	65
Ames, IA	88.8	69.2
Mansfield, OH	88.9	54.9
Pocatello, ID	88.9	66.4
Wichita, KS	88.9	66.2
Cedar Rapids, IA	89	71.4
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	89	52.4
Jackson, MS	89	64.8
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	89.1	68.3
Rapid City, SD	89.2	72.6
Tulsa, OK	89.2	68.2
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	89.2	61.9
Sandusky, OH	89.3	59.5
Columbus, GA-AL	89.3	61.2
Lynchburg, VA	89.4	63.9
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	89.4	68.3
Canton-Massillon, OH	89.4	58.1
Columbia, MO	89.4	69.2
Longview, TX	89.5	66.7
Altoona, PA	89.5	55
Wichita Falls, TX	89.5	68.2
Kokomo, IN	89.6	59.3
Lima, OH	89.7	57.3
Montgomery, AL	89.7	64.3
Victoria, TX	89.8	69.3
Dalton, GA	89.8	63.3
El Paso, TX	89.9	71.2
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	90	67.9
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	90	70.9
Rome, GA	90.2	60.3
Manhattan, KS	90.2	72
Bowling Green, KY	90.2	63.4
Las Cruces, NM	90.2	63
Lawrence, KS	90.2	71.6
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	90.3	64.3
Abilene, TX	90.4	73.8
Oklahoma City, OK	90.4	73.9
Springfield, OH	90.5	61.7
Battle Creek, MI	90.5	61
Elizabethtown, KY	90.6	66.7
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	90.6	77.6
Baton Rouge, LA	90.8	74.2
Rochester, MN	90.8	78.6
Fargo, ND-MN	90.9	81.1
Saginaw, MI	90.9	63.6
Clarksville, TN-KY	90.9	73.8
Erie, PA	91	56.8
College Station-Bryan, TX	91	75.1
Mankato, MN	91	79.9
Bismarck, ND	91	84
Spartanburg, SC	91.1	68
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	91.1	68.2
Killeen-Temple, TX	91.1	77.9
Lewiston, ID-WA	91.2	71.9
Peoria, IL	91.2	63.8
Lubbock, TX	91.3	76.4
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	91.4	76.9
Toledo, OH	91.5	67.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA	91.5	76.6
Iowa City, IA	91.5	84
Evansville, IN	91.5	66.7
Lincoln, NE	91.6	84.2
Fond du Lac, WI	91.6	67.3
Birmingham, AL	91.6	71.9
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	91.7	68.5
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	91.7	84.7
Pueblo, CO	91.8	71.3
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	91.8	69.4
Jackson, MI	91.8	67.1
Amarillo, TX	91.8	78.4
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	91.9	70.6
Omaha, NE-IA	91.9	86.4
Bay City, MI	91.9	66.7
Midland, MI	91.9	66.7
Fayetteville, NC	92	73.1
Winston-Salem, NC	92	71.4
Jacksonville, NC	92.1	72.1
Twin Falls, ID *	92.1	73.8
Rockford, IL	92.2	70.1
Tyler, TX	92.2	79.9
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	92.2	79.8
Williamsport, PA	92.4	64.4
Niles, MI	92.4	71.6
Appleton, WI	92.4	70.8
San Angelo, TX	92.5	81.4
Sebring, FL	92.5	73.5
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	92.5	74.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	92.5	86.6
Waco, TX	92.6	83.5
Knoxville, TN	92.6	82.8
Fort Wayne, IN	92.6	72.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	92.6	86
Wausau, WI	92.7	71.5
Corpus Christi, TX	92.7	84.9
Utica-Rome, NY	92.7	66.1
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	92.7	72.7
Champaign-Urbana, IL	92.7	71.6
Yuma, AZ	92.7	73.8
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	92.7	74.4
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	92.7	85.4
Springfield, IL	92.7	71.6
Eau Claire, WI	92.8	72.9
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	92.9	74.6
Binghamton, NY	92.9	69.7
Greensboro-High Point, NC	92.9	74.5
Lexington-Fayette, KY	92.9	77.1
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	92.9	74.4
Columbus, IN	93	75.5
Flint, MI	93	74
Huntsville, AL	93.1	77.9
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	93.1	78.6
Green Bay, WI	93.1	74.7
Burlington, NC	93.2	77.9
Lebanon, PA	93.2	66
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	93.3	76.8
Morgantown, WV	93.3	69.1
Athens-Clarke County, GA	93.3	76.8
Akron, OH	93.4	76.8
Traverse City, MI	93.4	78.1
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	93.4	76.4
Homosassa Springs, FL	93.5	78.4
Monroe, MI	93.5	74.6
Billings, MT	93.5	77.4
Bloomington, IL	93.5	74.7
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	93.6	67
Roanoke, VA	93.6	78.5
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	93.6	83.1
Columbia, SC	93.7	79.5
Janesville-Beloit, WI	93.7	79.6
Sherman-Denison, TX	93.8	89.5
Warner Robins, GA	93.8	79.2
Casper, WY	93.8	74.2
Odessa, TX	93.9	89.7
Tallahassee, FL	93.9	78.5
Cleveland, OH	93.9	79.4
Hinesville, GA	93.9	79.5
Sheboygan, WI	94	80.5
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	94.1	79.8
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	94.2	75.7
Elmira, NY	94.4	76.4
Idaho Falls, ID	94.4	84
Chambersburg, PA	94.6	71.9
Pittsburgh, PA	94.7	72
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	94.7	89.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	94.7	94.6
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	94.7	69
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	94.8	81.6
Glens Falls, NY	94.9	76.2
Harrisonburg, VA	94.9	82.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	95	83.5
Bloomington, IN	95.1	85.6
St. Louis, MO-IL	95.1	79
Pittsfield, MA	95.1	73.5
El Centro, CA	95.2	66.3
Savannah, GA	95.2	86
Ocala, FL	95.2	86.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	95.4	87.6
Gettysburg, PA	95.4	73.9
Columbus, OH	95.5	87.9
Grand Junction, CO	95.5	86.4
Yakima, WA	95.5	72.6
Albuquerque, NM	95.5	89.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	95.5	86.6
Salisbury, MD	95.6	87.2
Helena, MT	95.7	90.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	95.7	88.9
Syracuse, NY	95.7	80.7
Midland, TX	95.8	101.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	95.8	81
Logan, UT-ID	95.9	91
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	96	92
Vineland, NJ	96	83.9
York-Hanover, PA	96	79.8
Springfield, MA	96.1	75.8
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	96.3	104.6
Kankakee, IL	96.4	92.9
Wilmington, NC	96.4	93.2
Missoula, MT	96.4	94.9
Winchester, VA-WV	96.5	90
Cheyenne, WY	96.5	89.8
Asheville, NC	96.5	93.4
Bangor, ME	96.5	77.7
Gainesville, FL	96.7	93
State College, PA	96.8	85.7
Gainesville, GA	96.8	93.5
Great Falls, MT	96.8	97.1
Tucson, AZ	96.9	91.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	96.9	97.1
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	97	94.9
Rochester, NY	97	87.5
Reading, PA	97.1	85.4
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	97.1	95.9
Madison, WI	97.3	99.7
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	97.3	96.4
St. George, UT	97.3	98.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	97.3	97.6
Dover, DE	97.5	95.9
Longview-Kelso, WA	97.5	82.5
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	97.6	98.9
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	97.7	98.8
Grants Pass, OR	97.8	79.9
Richmond, VA	97.9	99.1
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	97.9	99.8
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	98	101.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	98.1	120.4
Carson City, NV	98.1	101.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	98.2	103.5
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	98.2	104.1
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	98.3	98.8
Lancaster, PA	98.3	93.8
Merced, CA	98.3	78.6
Coeur d'Alene, ID	98.3	105.6
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	98.3	101.6
Barnstable Town, MA	98.4	90
Boise City, ID	98.4	105.6
Walla Walla, WA	98.5	86.6
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	98.6	104.5
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	98.7	96.3
Santa Fe, NM	98.8	108
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	98.9	98.7
Charlottesville, VA	99.1	107
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	99.4	108.4
Jacksonville, FL	99.5	109.8
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	99.6	102.6
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	99.8	89.1
Visalia, CA	99.8	84.1
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	100	105.5
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	100	111.7
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	100.1	111
Kennewick-Richland, WA	100.1	94.8
Greeley, CO	100.2	112.6
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	100.2	115.5
Port St. Lucie, FL	100.2	113.6
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	100.2	97.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	100.3	94.7
Flagstaff, AZ	100.3	109
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	100.3	97.1
Ogden, UT	100.3	117.9
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	100.4	93.7
Punta Gorda, FL	100.5	113.3
Redding, CA	100.7	89.4
Colorado Springs, CO	100.7	116.2
Kingston, NY	100.7	110.2
Lexington Park, MD	100.8	103.8
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	100.9	123.3
Ann Arbor, MI	100.9	125.3
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	100.9	90.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	100.9	125.8
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	100.9	103.8
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	101	119.8
Reno, NV	101	123.5
Kenosha, WI	101.1	95.8
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	101.1	120.6
Chico, CA	101.2	91.9
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	101.4	123.4
Medford, OR	101.4	97.7
Eugene-Springfield, OR	101.6	98.4
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	101.6	93.5
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	101.8	103.9
Portland-South Portland, ME	101.9	105.2
Albany, OR	102.1	101.1
Fresno, CA	102.2	95.7
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	102.3	125.1
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	102.4	128
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	102.4	108.2
Bozeman, MT	102.5	139.2
Worcester, MA	102.5	113
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	102.6	113.1
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	102.7	110.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	103.1	117.9
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	103.2	135.1
Naples-Marco Island, FL	103.2	129.4
Fairbanks-College, AK	103.2	92.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	103.3	121.2
Ithaca, NY	103.3	128.4
Bellingham, WA	103.3	112.9
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	103.6	112
Bend, OR	103.6	110
Salem, OR	103.6	110.3
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	103.7	116.7
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	103.9	115
Corvallis, OR	104	114.4
Modesto, CA	104.1	108.5
Yuba City, CA	104.2	108.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	104.5	118.2
New Haven, CT	104.6	124.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	104.8	111.8
Stockton-Lodi, CA	105.1	115.6
Boulder, CO	105.2	157
Anchorage, AK	105.4	109.9
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	105.4	125.1
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	105.6	129.6
Manchester-Nashua, NH	105.7	134.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	105.8	146.9
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	106.4	129.3
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	106.7	130.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	106.9	150.5
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	107.8	139.6
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	108.3	148.4
Vallejo, CA	108.5	142
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	108.6	144.4
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	108.8	151.4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	108.9	151.1
Salinas, CA	109	145.7
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	109.4	119.2
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	109.4	115.8
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	109.9	164.3
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	110.4	211.9
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	110.5	171.1
Urban Honolulu, HI	111	135.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	111.1	151.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	111.9	179.3
Napa, CA	112.6	197.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	112.6	148.6
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	113.6	170.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	114.2	155.6
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	115.6	194.7

Cost of Living Index: 100 = US national average. Below 100 = cheaper. Above 100 = more expensive. Data: Bureau of Economic Analysis — Regional Price Parities (2024)

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