City Comparison Tool

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See how your take-home pay and purchasing power compare between two cities after taxes and cost of living.

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These model inputs are estimates, not live rental quotes. An index of 100 represents the national baseline. See assumptions and sources.

City indices and estimated monthly one-bedroom rent
City	Composite	Housing	Groceries	Transport	Healthcare	Utilities	Rent
New York City, NY	187	282	110	127	110	115	$3,500
San Francisco, CA	170	263	108	118	115	95	$3,200
Los Angeles, CA	150	233	105	136	107	103	$2,500
San Diego, CA	145	225	104	141	112	140	$2,300
San Jose, CA	168	260	110	120	113	102	$3,000
Boston, MA	146	210	107	110	130	150	$2,800
Washington, DC	142	222	106	115	105	108	$2,400
Seattle, WA	134	195	108	122	118	88	$2,200
Miami, FL	121	168	105	110	103	98	$2,200
Denver, CO	115	148	102	105	108	92	$1,800
Portland, OR	118	155	104	115	112	90	$1,700
Austin, TX	110	135	98	102	100	100	$1,600
Chicago, IL	107	120	103	112	105	98	$1,800
Philadelphia, PA	108	118	106	113	108	112	$1,600
Minneapolis, MN	105	112	102	108	110	95	$1,400
Nashville, TN	103	115	97	100	98	95	$1,500
Charlotte, NC	100	105	98	98	102	97	$1,400
Atlanta, GA	102	110	100	105	103	95	$1,600
Dallas, TX	102	108	96	102	105	105	$1,400
Houston, TX	96	90	95	105	100	105	$1,200
Phoenix, AZ	100	108	98	102	98	105	$1,300
Tampa, FL	98	102	100	100	100	98	$1,500
Las Vegas, NV	98	105	100	108	98	95	$1,300
Raleigh, NC	99	108	97	95	100	95	$1,400
Salt Lake City, UT	101	112	98	100	95	88	$1,350
Pittsburgh, PA	93	85	100	105	98	105	$1,100
Columbus, OH	92	85	98	100	95	92	$1,100
Indianapolis, IN	90	80	96	100	98	92	$1,050
Kansas City, MO	91	82	95	100	100	105	$1,050
San Antonio, TX	90	82	92	98	95	105	$1,050
Detroit, MI	89	72	95	108	100	102	$950
St. Louis, MO	89	75	98	100	98	100	$1,000
Cleveland, OH	88	70	98	102	95	98	$900
New Orleans, LA	95	95	100	98	95	95	$1,250
Richmond, VA	96	98	98	98	100	95	$1,300
Milwaukee, WI	90	80	98	102	100	98	$1,000
Jacksonville, FL	95	95	98	102	98	98	$1,300
Oklahoma City, OK	87	72	95	98	95	98	$850
Memphis, TN	84	65	95	98	90	92	$900
Louisville, KY	89	78	95	95	92	92	$950
Birmingham, AL	86	68	95	98	92	98	$900
Tucson, AZ	92	88	98	98	95	100	$1,000
Omaha, NE	89	78	95	98	98	95	$950
Boise, ID	100	110	98	98	95	85	$1,300
Des Moines, IA	88	75	95	98	100	95	$900
Albuquerque, NM	91	85	98	98	92	95	$1,000
Honolulu, HI	170	252	130	125	108	175	$2,400
Anchorage, AK	115	120	118	108	140	115	$1,300
Wichita, KS	85	65	92	95	95	100	$750
Jackson, MS	81	58	92	95	88	92	$750