America: Cost of Living Index by City 2012
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Chart: Cost of Living Index
Rank |
City |
Cost of Living Index |
Rent Index |
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index |
Groceries Index |
Restaurant Price Index |
Local Purchasing Power Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston, MA, United States | 106.8 | 69.7 | 93.4 | 113.2 | 86.1 | 109.9 | |
| Vancouver, Canada | 105.3 | 60.5 | 89.2 | 103.5 | 92.5 | 98.1 | |
| Edmonton, Canada | 105.3 | 38.9 | 81.4 | 104.6 | 87.0 | 86.1 | |
| Toronto, Canada | 104.5 | 52.4 | 85.8 | 96.1 | 86.1 | 104.1 | |
| Honolulu, HI, United States | 103.5 | 59.0 | 87.5 | 103.7 | 78.3 | 90.6 | |
| Calgary, Canada | 103.4 | 40.9 | 80.9 | 100.0 | 81.1 | 124.2 | |
| Sao Paulo, Brazil | 103.0 | 35.6 | 78.7 | 62.9 | 73.6 | 46.3 | |
| San Francisco, CA, United States | 102.5 | 90.0 | 98.0 | 97.8 | 83.2 | 89.3 | |
| Seattle, WA, United States | 101.0 | 48.2 | 82.0 | 100.9 | 82.9 | 107.2 | |
| New York, NY, United States | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| Phoenix, AZ, United States | 98.6 | 32.8 | 74.9 | 85.1 | 72.8 | 97.5 | |
| Washington, DC, United States | 98.2 | 69.4 | 87.8 | 89.4 | 81.3 | 97.4 | |
| Montreal, Canada | 97.9 | 37.6 | 76.2 | 94.9 | 92.2 | 109.4 | |
| Winnipeg, Canada | 96.6 | 32.7 | 73.6 | 96.9 | 74.5 | 98.0 | |
| Halifax, Canada | 94.3 | 34.1 | 72.6 | 95.0 | 79.0 | 119.9 | |
| San Jose, CA, United States | 94.1 | 73.4 | 86.6 | 82.3 | 82.0 | 113.1 | |
| Columbus, OH, United States | 94.0 | 20.4 | 67.5 | 86.7 | 75.1 | 112.7 | |
| Ottawa, Canada | 93.8 | 36.9 | 73.3 | 96.8 | 83.3 | 116.0 | |
| Brasilia, Brazil | 93.1 | 34.0 | 71.8 | 65.9 | 69.4 | 32.7 | |
| Hartford, CT, United States | 92.9 | 47.6 | 76.6 | 108.4 | 72.1 | 109.1 | |
| Indianapolis, IN, United States | 92.5 | 32.0 | 70.7 | 72.0 | 69.9 | 281.8 | |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 91.8 | 39.6 | 73.0 | 59.8 | 69.9 | 42.8 | |
| London, Canada | 91.5 | 34.4 | 71.0 | 79.0 | 80.4 | 94.7 | |
| San Diego, CA, United States | 91.0 | 57.9 | 79.1 | 81.1 | 84.3 | 109.8 | |
| Los Angeles, CA, United States | 90.9 | 64.0 | 81.2 | 73.6 | 70.5 | 122.3 | |
| San Juan, Puerto Rico | 90.8 | 31.2 | 69.3 | 69.3 | 73.7 | 30.5 | |
| Minneapolis, MN, United States | 90.3 | 34.8 | 70.3 | 72.8 | 77.2 | 108.2 | |
| Tampa, FL, United States | 90.0 | 32.4 | 69.2 | 64.0 | 62.2 | 90.9 | |
| Waterloo, Canada | 89.0 | 29.7 | 67.7 | 87.1 | 67.8 | 101.7 | |
| Baltimore, MD, United States | 89.0 | 54.1 | 76.4 | 101.9 | 78.1 | 118.8 | |
| Philadelphia, PA, United States | 88.4 | 58.8 | 77.7 | 83.4 | 78.5 | 99.0 | |
| Dallas, TX, United States | 87.6 | 38.5 | 69.9 | 67.9 | 72.9 | 113.9 | |
| Houston, TX, United States | 87.0 | 39.7 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 68.9 | 137.3 | |
| Campinas, Brazil | 86.0 | 23.7 | 63.6 | 54.8 | 66.2 | 75.3 | |
| Chicago, IL, United States | 85.4 | 50.0 | 72.7 | 72.3 | 74.8 | 119.9 | |
| Florianopolis, Brazil | 83.9 | 27.5 | 63.6 | 69.3 | 48.8 | 37.9 | |
| Pittsburgh, PA, United States | 83.7 | 22.6 | 61.7 | 69.8 | 56.6 | 135.2 | |
| Montevideo, Uruguay | 83.6 | 26.2 | 62.9 | 66.7 | 68.8 | 30.2 | |
| Porto Alegre, Brazil | 82.3 | 23.8 | 61.2 | 50.0 | 51.0 | 50.4 | |
| Cincinnati, OH, United States | 82.2 | 29.1 | 63.1 | 72.1 | 62.0 | 103.6 | |
| Curitiba, Brazil | 81.1 | 22.6 | 60.0 | 57.2 | 45.9 | 48.9 | |
| Detroit, MI, United States | 79.7 | 30.5 | 62.0 | 75.8 | 67.2 | 92.6 | |
| Denver, CO, United States | 79.4 | 48.4 | 68.2 | 69.2 | 64.6 | 126.1 | |
| Austin, TX, United States | 78.9 | 45.6 | 66.9 | 80.4 | 65.0 | 131.9 | |
| Portland, OR, United States | 77.2 | 33.8 | 61.6 | 67.3 | 68.4 | 123.0 | |
| Londrina, Brazil | 76.7 | 23.4 | 57.5 | 49.3 | 54.5 | 30.9 | |
| Salvador, Brazil | 75.5 | 19.7 | 55.4 | 49.9 | 46.0 | 34.0 | |
| Des Moines, IA, United States | 75.4 | 29.2 | 58.8 | 68.6 | 54.5 | 104.0 | |
| Balneario Camboriu, Brazil | 74.0 | 19.0 | 54.2 | 48.3 | 52.1 | 25.2 | |
| Las Vegas, NV, United States | 74.0 | 36.0 | 60.3 | 66.8 | 70.8 | 138.3 | |
| San Jose, Costa Rica | 71.2 | 26.0 | 54.9 | 78.6 | 52.9 | 38.8 | |
| Fortaleza, Brazil | 70.3 | 20.9 | 52.5 | 51.9 | 47.8 | 59.9 | |
| Santiago, Chile | 69.9 | 20.6 | 52.2 | 53.5 | 58.7 | 45.0 | |
| Bogota, Colombia | 69.5 | 21.9 | 52.4 | 65.0 | 41.9 | 26.2 | |
| Belo Horizonte, Brazil | 69.1 | 21.7 | 52.0 | 46.7 | 60.1 | 56.0 | |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | 65.9 | 21.6 | 50.0 | 55.7 | 57.3 | 40.3 | |
| Medellin, Colombia | 61.4 | 15.3 | 44.8 | 45.5 | 42.0 | 18.6 | |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 59.7 | 23.2 | 46.6 | 53.9 | 47.8 | 42.7 | |
| Lima, Peru | 59.5 | 19.9 | 45.3 | 51.4 | 43.3 | 34.8 | |
| Cordoba, Argentina | 57.8 | 19.3 | 43.9 | 52.4 | 51.8 | 42.2 | |
| Guadalajara, Mexico | 57.7 | 10.3 | 40.6 | 47.5 | 44.8 | 69.1 | |
| Monterrey, Mexico | 56.6 | 23.5 | 44.7 | 49.9 | 53.1 | 65.3 | |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador | 54.8 | 10.1 | 38.7 | 44.9 | 40.1 | 25.9 | |
| Quito, Ecuador | 53.7 | 11.7 | 38.6 | 47.4 | 39.3 | 23.9 | |
| Managua, Nicaragua | 46.6 | 11.1 | 33.8 | 45.1 | 31.3 | 41.1 |