America: Cost of Living Index by City 2017 Mid-Year

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City
Cost of Living Index
Rent Index
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index
Groceries Index
Restaurant Price Index
Local Purchasing Power Index
Hamilton, Bermuda 148.1 117.8 133.2 145.2 152.5 93.4
Nassau, Bahamas 109.6 37.4 74.0 103.1 99.3 43.8
Honolulu, HI, United States 103.3 65.0 84.4 121.8 88.5 84.9
San Francisco, CA, United States 101.9 119.6 110.6 116.7 93.6 104.4
Anchorage, AK, United States 101.9 41.6 72.2 109.6 88.7 130.2
Brooklyn, NY, United States 101.1 77.5 89.5 105.5 106.8 82.6
New York, NY, United States 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Rockville, MD, United States 98.8 61.4 80.4 97.2 71.7 135.6
Washington, DC, United States 96.0 74.3 85.3 97.0 90.8 107.9
New Haven, CT, United States 94.1 47.1 71.0 112.8 91.5 114.5
Berkeley, CA, United States 93.9 76.4 85.2 109.9 81.7 87.4
Seattle, WA, United States 93.3 65.5 79.6 98.2 86.7 121.3
Arlington, VA, United States 93.2 67.8 80.7 93.2 85.6 117.4
Santa Rosa, CA, United States 91.9 55.0 73.8 97.2 78.7 116.2
Bellevue, WA, United States 91.2 68.0 79.8 98.0 80.5 138.7
Oakland, CA, United States 90.7 78.7 84.8 97.6 84.8 91.2
Miami, FL, United States 90.7 63.5 77.3 94.0 98.5 89.2
Boston, MA, United States 90.2 78.4 84.4 93.8 87.6 112.9
Charleston, SC, United States 88.4 48.8 68.9 98.6 78.7 111.1
Philadelphia, PA, United States 87.7 49.3 68.8 91.1 80.9 115.9
Melbourne, FL, United States 87.3 30.7 59.5 104.4 81.8 136.5
Burlington, VT, United States 87.2 41.1 64.5 97.3 82.1 95.3
Tacoma, WA, United States 86.8 37.0 62.3 91.4 75.3 110.1
Baltimore, MD, United States 85.7 47.6 66.9 91.8 82.5 109.1
Minneapolis, MN, United States 85.4 43.6 64.8 96.0 78.9 115.3
Boulder, CO, United States 85.3 55.0 70.4 90.7 79.1 130.3
San Jose, CA, United States 85.1 83.6 84.4 90.7 84.0 140.7
Queens, NY, United States 84.7 64.0 74.5 80.2 88.5 98.7
Portland, ME, United States 84.5 40.3 62.7 91.2 89.3 98.9
Chicago, IL, United States 84.4 56.8 70.8 83.9 83.7 118.6
Akron, OH, United States 84.2 21.1 53.1 96.4 67.0 77.1
Olympia, WA, United States 84.1 31.4 58.1 92.7 73.7 171.3
Hartford, CT, United States 83.7 43.0 63.6 86.3 86.7 101.2
Saskatoon, Canada 83.2 28.4 56.2 90.7 71.7 83.7
Allentown, PA, United States 83.1 34.6 59.2 90.7 70.5 93.4
Irvine, CA, United States 82.8 65.6 74.3 88.7 79.0 126.8
Sacramento, CA, United States 82.8 43.5 63.4 87.6 75.6 121.9
Everett, WA, United States 82.8 41.2 62.3 94.4 72.6 100.4
Fort Collins, CO, United States 82.5 40.8 62.0 95.2 71.3 63.4
Halifax, Canada 82.5 28.1 55.7 89.4 82.4 78.8
New Orleans, LA, United States 82.3 41.1 62.0 85.5 85.0 101.3
Pittsburgh, PA, United States 82.2 39.3 61.1 84.4 74.4 131.5
Los Angeles, CA, United States 82.1 67.6 74.9 82.1 84.1 118.1
Orlando, FL, United States 81.9 40.1 61.3 89.9 77.8 117.1
Portland, OR, United States 81.7 51.9 67.1 85.7 71.3 122.7
Denver, CO, United States 81.7 54.1 68.1 84.5 79.3 129.4
Saint Paul, MN, United States 81.6 38.1 60.2 88.6 73.0 88.2
Asheville, NC, United States 81.2 36.6 59.2 95.8 69.4 129.3
Santa Barbara, CA, United States 81.1 70.5 75.9 80.4 86.7 176.2
Indianapolis, IN, United States 80.9 30.6 56.1 86.7 76.6 85.5
Red Deer, Canada 80.8 25.7 53.7 79.3 78.4 91.8
Lethbridge, AB, Canada 80.8 24.3 53.0 82.4 61.4 96.4
Jersey City, NJ, United States 80.7 68.0 74.5 81.7 78.2 140.7
Atlanta, GA, United States 80.7 44.2 62.7 86.1 77.2 136.0
Eugene, OR, United States 80.2 31.4 56.2 94.9 67.2 108.3
San Diego, CA, United States 79.9 60.8 70.5 83.1 78.9 129.9
Cleveland, OH, United States 79.6 30.3 55.3 78.0 79.6 112.9
West Palm Beach, FL, United States 79.6 44.2 62.2 85.5 78.2 108.9
Detroit, MI, United States 79.5 36.8 58.5 82.7 67.6 124.4
Jacksonville, FL, United States 79.5 33.7 56.9 86.9 72.3 95.5
Milwaukee, WI, United States 79.5 33.7 56.9 81.2 75.7 127.2
Barrie, Canada 79.3 26.1 53.1 81.4 76.1 94.5
Fayetteville, AR, United States 79.1 22.9 51.4 88.7 67.5 80.3
Waterloo, Canada 79.0 27.9 53.8 80.1 69.0 111.3
Greensboro, NC, United States 79.0 25.3 52.5 90.1 61.0 133.4
Tampa, FL, United States 78.9 44.5 62.0 85.2 80.0 102.7
Memphis, TN, United States 78.8 28.8 54.2 84.6 73.1 125.8
Plano, TX, United States 78.5 40.2 59.7 78.1 66.5 149.1
Grand Rapids, MI, United States 78.5 32.7 56.0 82.1 72.5 122.5
Saint Petersburg, FL, United States 78.3 41.1 60.0 82.2 79.2 133.7
Nashville, TN, United States 78.3 46.6 62.7 83.9 74.5 116.8
Little Rock, AR, United States 78.2 25.6 52.3 90.3 66.9 111.2
Austin, TX, United States 78.1 51.8 65.2 81.8 77.7 122.7
Des Moines, IA, United States 77.8 31.9 55.2 92.6 65.1 84.9
Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States 77.7 52.8 65.4 80.0 78.3 102.5
Harrisburg, PA, United States 77.5 26.7 52.5 88.0 66.9 116.7
Fresno, CA, United States 77.1 31.7 54.8 78.1 77.2 131.9
Syracuse, NY, United States 77.0 28.5 53.1 81.8 65.7 84.9
Victoria, Canada 76.4 35.4 56.2 82.8 70.2 100.1
Charlotte, NC, United States 76.4 40.4 58.7 80.1 75.9 100.0
Richmond, VA, United States 76.3 36.5 56.7 88.5 65.8 111.0
Buffalo, NY, United States 76.3 29.6 53.3 76.8 74.3 93.9
Calgary, Canada 76.1 31.8 54.3 76.3 70.7 117.9
Dayton, OH, United States 75.9 21.1 48.9 87.3 59.7 92.3
Augusta, GA, United States 75.8 20.5 48.6 83.7 65.6 100.7
Newark, NJ, United States 75.8 37.0 56.7 68.8 85.8 96.8
Raleigh, NC, United States 75.8 38.1 57.2 87.1 71.7 137.8
Greenville, SC, United States 75.8 35.9 56.2 85.7 67.1 116.5
Saint Louis, MO, United States 75.6 30.2 53.2 79.4 71.6 138.1
Edmonton, Canada 75.5 29.1 52.7 77.6 68.2 97.4
Birmingham, AL, United States 75.3 28.2 52.1 78.1 74.7 130.7
Shreveport, LA, United States 75.0 23.9 49.8 83.5 67.6 66.1
Houston, TX, United States 75.0 44.2 59.8 79.6 72.1 147.1
Durham, NC, United States 74.9 35.0 55.3 82.9 65.7 150.0
Louisville, KY, United States 74.9 28.4 52.0 87.5 64.1 106.0
Vancouver, Canada 74.7 49.1 62.1 80.4 68.5 81.8
Columbia, SC, United States 74.6 30.1 52.7 84.2 69.3 73.6
Tallahassee, FL, United States 74.4 29.8 52.4 86.1 60.0 89.0
Mississauga, Canada 74.3 35.0 55.0 74.5 65.4 90.9
Rochester, NY, United States 74.1 29.9 52.3 80.5 73.5 121.5
Las Vegas, NV, United States 74.0 30.9 52.8 71.0 77.7 137.4
San Juan, Puerto Rico 74.0 28.1 51.4 74.1 67.3 89.1
Spokane, WA, United States 73.7 27.0 50.7 77.5 67.9 108.2
Manchester, NH, United States 73.6 33.6 53.9 81.1 67.9 102.9
Salem, OR, United States 73.3 29.8 51.9 76.1 73.7 90.6
Cincinnati, OH, United States 73.2 32.4 53.1 72.8 70.2 108.7
Kelowna, Canada 73.2 32.8 53.3 78.6 67.8 95.1
Fredericton, Canada 73.1 18.6 46.3 77.0 70.3 88.2
Tulsa, OK, United States 73.1 29.1 51.4 79.1 65.4 108.6
Fort Worth, TX, United States 73.0 35.4 54.5 75.5 67.3 138.8
Regina, Canada 73.0 27.1 50.4 76.7 65.6 97.2
Lexington, KY, United States 73.0 27.9 50.8 77.8 64.7 104.8
Gatineau, Canada 73.0 18.7 46.2 80.9 65.6 97.0
Chattanooga, TN, United States 72.9 27.1 50.4 80.4 65.9 116.3
Montevideo, Uruguay 72.9 20.1 46.9 58.8 74.8 29.3
Toronto, Canada 72.9 42.6 58.0 69.1 69.3 104.0
Virginia Beach, VA, United States 72.9 37.1 55.2 75.5 69.4 126.8
Nanaimo, BC, Canada 72.6 23.4 48.4 81.2 60.2 85.7
Wichita, KS, United States 72.6 24.9 49.1 78.5 68.6 94.2
Columbus, OH, United States 72.5 34.3 53.7 72.8 65.5 127.6
London, Canada 72.4 24.4 48.7 72.7 66.6 94.4
Fremont, CA, United States 72.3 71.9 72.1 64.9 76.3 139.5
Fort Myers, FL, United States 72.1 30.6 51.7 79.2 64.0 71.2
Bakersfield, CA, United States 72.1 28.2 50.5 75.7 69.0 110.7
Fort Wayne, IN, United States 71.9 21.9 47.3 81.9 68.4 127.5
Quebec City, Canada 71.9 17.8 45.3 76.1 64.9 101.7
Winnipeg, Canada 71.8 24.6 48.6 73.1 67.3 91.6
Phoenix, AZ, United States 71.4 32.0 52.0 67.6 77.0 122.7
Ann Arbor, MI, United States 71.4 42.1 57.0 72.4 62.7 153.0
Vancouver, WA, United States 71.4 32.4 52.2 69.5 67.3 114.4
Surrey, Canada 71.4 29.6 50.8 75.3 65.6 74.4
Guelph, Canada 71.2 28.4 50.1 70.3 68.5 96.8
Windsor, Canada 71.2 20.1 46.0 66.4 62.5 106.2
Ottawa, Canada 71.2 31.3 51.5 68.1 73.4 110.3
Pensacola, FL, United States 70.9 28.0 49.8 75.8 64.2 116.6
Kingston, Canada 70.8 28.3 49.9 72.7 62.7 86.3
Madison, WI, United States 70.8 37.2 54.3 70.5 69.6 120.1
Moncton, Canada 70.5 18.3 44.8 71.9 64.2 94.9
Dallas, TX, United States 70.5 38.6 54.8 69.2 68.8 171.1
Montreal, Canada 70.4 24.9 48.0 74.8 65.9 99.2
Toledo, OH, United States 70.3 21.2 46.1 65.3 59.3 122.4
Gainesville, FL, United States 70.3 28.1 49.5 74.3 62.6 89.8
Salt Lake City, UT, United States 70.3 36.5 53.7 70.5 71.5 137.7
Kansas City, MO, United States 69.9 29.3 49.9 70.8 64.5 134.7
Mobile, AL, United States 69.5 24.5 47.4 74.8 66.3 123.6
Albuquerque, NM, United States 69.5 25.2 47.7 72.6 68.2 123.5
Kingston, Jamaica 69.2 14.6 42.3 73.3 40.1 27.4
Oklahoma City, OK, United States 67.4 26.8 47.4 72.9 61.5 127.3
Knoxville, TN, United States 66.9 29.9 48.7 69.1 65.7 129.1
Boise, ID, United States 66.6 27.4 47.3 67.4 67.3 108.1
College Station, TX, United States 66.4 32.7 49.8 75.6 59.9 100.4
Huntsville, AL, United States 66.3 28.5 47.7 70.0 63.6 132.1
Hamilton, Canada 65.6 25.6 45.9 59.2 66.2 103.6
Tucson, AZ, United States 65.4 24.0 45.0 66.4 65.6 133.7
Kitchener, Canada 64.9 25.7 45.6 61.1 61.4 110.5
Panama City, Panama 64.6 33.3 49.2 68.4 55.4 31.2
San Antonio, TX, United States 64.5 35.6 50.3 64.3 64.5 151.3
Athens, GA, United States 63.8 25.0 44.7 61.1 69.1 115.3
Springfield, MO, United States 63.5 18.7 41.5 70.8 59.0 75.0
San Jose, Costa Rica 62.8 19.4 41.4 66.5 49.7 39.4
Reno, NV, United States 62.8 32.0 47.6 55.8 67.9 97.3
Buenos Aires, Argentina 58.8 16.2 37.9 51.5 56.8 50.9
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 58.4 22.7 40.9 47.0 46.9 33.7
Sao Paulo, Brazil 58.1 19.9 39.3 46.8 48.6 36.7
Campinas, Brazil 58.0 13.7 36.2 47.0 44.4 55.6
Brasilia, Brazil 56.1 15.5 36.2 47.7 46.1 37.7
Recife, Brazil 55.9 12.8 34.7 50.5 41.7 36.4
Cordoba, Argentina 55.8 11.0 33.7 49.4 49.9 49.0
Santiago, Chile 55.0 16.8 36.2 49.2 51.4 46.3
Porto Alegre, Brazil 54.5 13.9 34.5 46.0 41.8 41.3
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 54.2 13.0 33.9 47.7 49.7 22.4
Florianopolis, Brazil 52.2 14.4 33.6 42.0 42.3 34.6
Belo Horizonte, Brazil 51.6 12.9 32.6 42.1 39.3 30.9
San Salvador, El Salvador 51.2 11.8 31.8 51.2 37.9 24.9
Guayaquil, Ecuador 51.2 13.6 32.7 47.5 37.9 31.0
Curitiba, Brazil 50.9 12.2 31.8 40.9 41.7 43.7
Quito, Ecuador 49.8 14.2 32.3 50.6 37.1 29.9
Guatemala City, Guatemala 48.6 16.1 32.6 46.5 37.1 40.3
Lima, Peru 46.2 18.5 32.6 43.2 34.7 35.3
Cuenca, Ecuador 44.5 10.6 27.8 46.4 29.0 33.9
Monterrey, Mexico 40.8 12.2 26.7 38.8 38.3 76.8
Mexico City, Mexico 40.8 17.6 29.4 39.0 36.2 54.6
Bogota, Colombia 38.2 13.7 26.1 33.6 27.6 33.7
Cancun, Mexico 38.0 9.8 24.1 31.6 37.6 56.3
Queretaro (Santiago de Querétaro), Mexico 37.6 9.7 23.9 37.0 32.5 53.6
Tijuana, Mexico 36.9 9.2 23.3 35.5 33.8 43.1
Caracas, Venezuela 36.7 9.7 23.5 39.2 34.7 3.0
Merida, Mexico 36.5 8.3 22.6 37.5 28.5 32.1
Guadalajara, Mexico 36.5 8.5 22.7 37.2 32.3 52.2
Asuncion, Paraguay 36.5 10.6 23.7 32.1 26.3 31.7
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 36.1 10.5 23.5 36.4 32.6 53.3
Puebla, Mexico 35.6 7.7 21.9 31.7 30.6 43.3
Medellin, Colombia 34.3 9.1 21.9 31.6 25.6 29.9
Cali, Colombia 32.4 7.0 19.9 28.7 23.4 36.3