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 |
| New York NY |
254.7 |
141.7 |
551.9 |
111.2 |
127.5 |
110.1 |
| Seattle WA |
159.4 |
129.4 |
229.5 |
107.0 |
134.8 |
127.9 |
| Boston MA |
150.1 |
108.1 |
220.9 |
114.8 |
111.3 |
118.4 |
| Los Angeles CA |
148.0 |
115.6 |
230.8 |
106.8 |
126.4 |
111.2 |
| Portland OR |
137.0 |
114.7 |
185.9 |
87.0 |
126.3 |
114.8 |
| Chicago IL |
121.9 |
104.0 |
156.6 |
92.7 |
124.6 |
99.8 |
| Providence RI |
118.5 |
105.0 |
131.6 |
123.7 |
110.0 |
106.6 |
| Miami FL |
114.8 |
110.6 |
142.6 |
97.7 |
112.0 |
106.5 |
| Baltimore MD |
112.9 |
115.9 |
131.2 |
103.9 |
102.1 |
83.6 |
| Denver CO |
112.8 |
98.0 |
138.5 |
80.8 |
104.0 |
104.2 |
| Dallas TX |
110.9 |
100.7 |
122.7 |
108.0 |
98.5 |
108.2 |
| Philadelphia PA |
110.5 |
117.1 |
114.8 |
107.9 |
115.0 |
103.1 |
| Salk Lake UT |
101.5 |
102.8 |
104.3 |
89.6 |
108.4 |
103.9 |
| Phoenix AZ |
99.4 |
100.3 |
108.1 |
106.9 |
100.1 |
89.0 |
| Richmond VA |
94.4 |
89.6 |
84.8 |
100.3 |
87.1 |
101.5 |
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| Urban Area Comparison based on 100.0 as national average |
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