DEMOGRAPHICS / COST OF LIVING COMPARISON

Understanding the Cost of Living Chart

The cost of living chart is a comparison of costs for consumer goods and services in each participating area listed on the chart. The average of all of the participating areas equals 100 percent. The numbers on the chart represent the cost for each item or service as compared to the average.

Metro Area

Comp

Grocery

Housing

Utilities

Transport

Health

Manhattan NY

219.1

137.7

416.6

152.1

123.6

174.5

San Francisco CA

181

130.3

324.2

111.2

128.4

148.5

Honolulu HI

154.4

151.7

220

146.9

129.3

122.4

Los Angeles CA

147.4

119.1

223.3

141

117

111.6

Washington DC

137.7

107.4

197.9

113.8

119.2

126.8

Boston MA

135

119.7

175.7

154.1

110.6

107.8

Chicago IL

131.1

118.2

172.7

113.6

117.6

138.5

Juneau AL

128.3

132.1

129.7

136.8

124.1

169.5

Trenton NJ

128

111.2

156.6

126

105.7

171.2

Bethesda MD

127.9

114.4

166.5

105.1

120.2

122.4

Hartford CT

121.5

117.9

137.7

122.6

115.3

123.8

Philadelphia PA

120.4

114.8

128.5

127

104

122.9

Miami FL

116.2

104.5

131.4

107.2

109.9

103.9

Portland OR

111.9

110

113.3

102.8

112.4

132

Minneapolis MN

110.2

99.7

119.3

112.5

111.7

126.9

Las Vegas NV

105.6

110

97.8

100.7

109.8

132.2

Denver CO

105.2

113

109

94.9

103.3

118.8

St. Louis MO

103.8

116.8

100.6

92.4

101.4

98.9

Salt Lake City UT

102.7

98.6

102.6

92.5

105

95.4

Cleveland OH

101.5

109.7

97.8

97.9

106.1

107.7

Baton Rouge LA

100.4

109.8

93

112.9

98.8

111.2

Raleigh NC

99.3

102.1

96.7

91.3

95.6

103.7

Lincoln NE

97.9

89.3

100.56

93.3

97.4

89.9

Phoenix AZ

97.2

102

86.1

91.1

107.1

111.4

Atlanta GA

96.9

98.9

92.3

91.9

101.7

103.7

Lawrence KS

96.7

91.9

94.9

105.3

96.8

86.9

York-Hanover PA

96.6

93.3

94.8

109.3

93.7

76.1

Charlotte NC

96.3

96.1

90.5

93.4

98

102.7

Bowling Green KY

93.1

96.8

80.3

101.6

93.5

103.5

Durham NC

89.8

96.6

79.8

90.5

93.4

96.3

Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index


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