Cost of Living from 82 Cities in North America

What you should know to plan your budget to explore or expat to North America!

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It's always nice to know a lot of nice places but, as entrepreneur, especially if you are beginning your journey in business, a cheap place to live could be nice. That's why we found a list of place to stay that will appear from the most expensive one until the cheapest according to the Cost of Living Index in North America. What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a central reference city (that happens to be Prague). Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague. Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.

Cost of Living from 82 Cities in North America

Here's some pictures with the price index of 82 cities in North America. Some may vary but click on the link of the image to see the updated information or see the list of 82 cities at the bottom ranked in order. (With recent event, the cost of living index varies a lot so click on the image to see the real time price index and details)

RankingCityPrice Index: *
1stMountain View, California (United States)262
2ndPalo Alto, California (United States)262
3rdNew York City (United States)257
4thSan Francisco, California (United States)247
5thOakland, California (United States)220
6thWashington D.C. (United States)215
7thSeattle, Washington (United States)210
8thSan Jose, California (United States)209
9thHonolulu, Hawaii (United States)209
10thBoston, Massachusetts (United States)209
11thJersey City, New Jersey (United States)208
12thLos Angeles, California (United States)201
13thDenver, Colorado (United States)196
14thMiami, Florida (United States)193
15thChicago, Illinois (United States)192
16thBoulder, Colorado (United States)192
17thSacramento, California (United States)189
18thSan Diego, California (United States)189
19thPortland, Oregon (United States)187
20thAnchorage, Alaska (United States)180
21stToronto (Canada)179
22ndFort Lauderdale, Florida (United States)178
23rdPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)175
24thTacoma, Washington (United States)175
25thAtlanta, Georgia (United States)174
26thVancouver (Canada)174
27thPittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States)171
28thFort Worth, Texas (United States)169
29thAustin, Texas (United States)167
30thCharlotte, North Carolina (United States)166
31stBurlington, Vermont (United States)166
32ndMinneapolis – St. Paul, Minnesota (United States)166
33rdHartford, Connecticut (United States)166
34thCharleston, South Carolina (United States)165
35thSalt Lake City, Utah (United States)165
36thDallas, Texas (United States)164
37thBaltimore, Maryland (United States)163
38thProvidence, Rhode Island (United States)162
39thTampa, Florida (United States)159
40thOrlando, Florida (United States)159
41stPhoenix, Arizona (United States)158
42ndNashville, Tennessee (United States)157
43rdVictoria (Canada)156
44thLas Vegas, Nevada (United States)156
45thColorado Springs, Colorado (United States)155
46thOttawa (Canada)155
47thCleveland, Ohio (United States)154
48thColumbus, Ohio (United States)154
49thRaleigh, North Carolina (United States)154
50thRiverside, California (United States)153
51stSt. Louis, Missouri (United States)153
52ndCalgary (Canada)152
53rdMadison, Wisconsin (United States)151
54thEdmonton (Canada)151
55thHouston, Texas (United States)150
56thKelowna (Canada)149
57thMilwaukee, Wisconsin (United States)149
58thSpokane, Washington (United States)148
59thRichmond, Virginia (United States)148
60thBuffalo, New York (United States)147
61stDetroit, Michigan (United States)146
62ndKansas City, Missouri (United States)146
63rdJacksonville, Florida (United States)145
64thHamilton (Canada)145
65thHalifax (Canada)145
66thSaskatoon (Canada)144
67thWinnipeg (Canada)143
68thIndianapolis, Indiana (United States)143
69thBoise, Idaho (United States)143
70thLouisville, Kentucky (United States)142
71stMontreal (Canada)141
72ndOmaha, Nebraska (United States)141
73rdSan Antonio, Texas (United States)141
74thCincinnati, Ohio (United States)140
75thLondon, Ontario (Canada)140
76thTucson, Arizona (United States)138
77thWichita, Kansas (United States)136
78thOklahoma City, Oklahoma (United States)135
79thBirmingham, Alabama (United States)133
80thAlbuquerque, New Mexico (United States)133
81stQuebec City (Canada)131
82ndMemphis, Tennessee (United States)131
 

Price Index:

To calculate each city’s Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a central reference city (that happens to be Prague). Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.

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