America: Cost of Living Index by City 2014

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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
Caracas, Venezuela 122.8 53.9 89.4 136.7 107.1 18.0
Nassau, Bahamas 111.3 49.7 81.4 110.5 105.0 87.4
Honolulu, HI, United States 106.3 69.6 88.5 136.8 79.0 80.7
Punta del Este, Uruguay 102.3 29.3 66.8 72.4 138.2 28.0
Washington, DC, United States 100.4 71.5 86.3 103.0 94.9 106.6
New York, NY, United States 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Barrie, Canada 99.7 29.3 65.5 104.7 78.3 92.8
Halifax, Canada 99.3 39.1 70.1 122.1 76.2 95.4
Anchorage, AK, United States 99.0 44.6 72.5 106.4 85.1 165.8
Vancouver, Canada 98.1 51.4 75.4 109.3 84.2 91.5
Calgary, Canada 96.7 44.2 71.2 102.1 90.1 118.8
Regina, Canada 94.1 32.7 64.3 108.2 79.7 94.6
San Francisco, CA, United States 93.7 95.0 94.3 109.2 87.2 103.9
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 93.6 31.7 63.5 108.8 88.6 82.2
Brampton, Canada 93.2 35.3 65.1 92.4 84.1 86.9
Roanoke, VA, United States 93.2 25.4 60.2 110.3 72.0 126.9
Boston, MA, United States 92.9 70.1 81.9 100.4 83.9 115.6
Edmonton, Canada 92.7 39.2 66.7 94.4 82.0 102.1
Richmond, VA, United States 92.0 35.2 64.4 101.7 82.0 135.7
Seattle, WA, United States 91.6 55.1 73.9 100.4 81.7 115.3
Nanaimo, BC, Canada 91.1 30.6 61.7 90.9 84.1 38.2
Sacramento, CA, United States 91.1 35.8 64.2 101.3 71.0 128.2
Hartford, CT, United States 90.7 39.9 66.0 108.0 78.3 127.5
Philadelphia, PA, United States 90.1 49.7 70.5 104.5 76.2 122.6
Saskatoon, Canada 90.0 29.8 60.8 95.5 72.3 87.1
Fredericton, Canada 89.6 24.3 57.9 111.4 68.3 100.1
Quebec City, Canada 89.4 23.4 57.4 98.9 77.1 105.2
Toronto, Canada 89.2 50.9 70.6 91.3 76.6 101.7
Minneapolis, MN, United States 89.2 40.7 65.6 97.7 73.9 114.6
Saint Petersburg, FL, United States 88.7 37.8 64.0 100.5 64.7 84.6
Surrey, Canada 88.6 31.6 60.9 102.1 72.2 77.5
Mississauga, Canada 88.4 42.0 65.9 89.7 75.3 98.9
Abbotsford, Canada 88.3 25.8 57.9 97.0 80.1 116.7
Lethbridge, AB, Canada 88.2 32.3 61.1 80.0 97.6 38.7
Red Deer, Canada 88.1 33.1 61.4 92.4 76.1 135.5
San Jose, CA, United States 87.4 72.1 80.0 96.1 76.2 129.9
Victoria, Canada 87.3 35.0 61.9 99.1 72.1 99.4
Waterloo, Canada 87.1 27.7 58.3 100.1 68.6 92.1
Cleveland, OH, United States 87.1 30.8 59.7 94.3 71.1 117.9
Madison, WI, United States 86.7 37.7 62.9 103.7 69.8 118.4
Houston, TX, United States 86.5 51.0 69.2 84.3 75.1 120.6
Ottawa, Canada 86.1 36.2 61.9 92.3 79.8 131.9
Hamilton, Canada 85.8 27.0 57.2 87.2 68.3 97.5
Santa Barbara, CA, United States 85.7 56.1 71.3 98.3 79.9 102.2
London, Canada 85.3 29.8 58.3 88.2 79.3 87.1
Austin, TX, United States 84.9 44.7 65.4 95.0 69.6 116.5
Winnipeg, Canada 84.1 29.9 57.7 90.2 77.0 77.4
Montreal, Canada 83.3 29.2 57.0 93.1 75.9 100.2
Miami, FL, United States 82.8 58.1 70.8 90.3 77.1 111.2
Kitchener, Canada 82.5 29.2 56.6 96.7 70.0 139.5
Denver, CO, United States 82.1 44.1 63.6 92.1 69.1 134.0
Buffalo, NY, United States 81.4 28.8 55.8 93.2 64.4 125.4
Reno, NV, United States 81.2 28.4 55.5 104.7 58.5 97.5
Chicago, IL, United States 81.0 55.3 68.5 84.3 74.2 117.3
Kelowna, Canada 80.8 32.5 57.3 90.2 70.5 91.0
Raleigh, NC, United States 80.6 36.6 59.2 89.0 70.7 119.4
Detroit, MI, United States 80.3 27.7 54.7 86.2 63.1 131.8
Springfield, MO, United States 79.9 17.7 49.7 89.9 62.7 104.1
New Orleans, LA, United States 79.4 41.6 61.0 87.7 68.0 113.2
Oakland, CA, United States 79.2 63.9 71.8 85.7 77.0 136.6
Columbus, OH, United States 78.6 30.6 55.3 89.2 68.1 112.3
Spokane, WA, United States 78.5 23.2 51.6 89.2 64.4 120.9
Knoxville, TN, United States 78.2 31.5 55.5 84.8 61.3 113.3
Irvine, CA, United States 78.1 60.9 69.7 75.6 76.2 167.8
Baltimore, MD, United States 78.0 41.6 60.3 81.3 67.3 139.1
Windsor, Canada 77.9 28.4 53.8 83.6 61.8 129.6
Kingston, Jamaica 77.9 26.3 52.8 73.9 49.5 84.9
San Juan, Puerto Rico 77.7 26.3 52.7 81.5 70.2 80.4
Dallas, TX, United States 77.6 42.9 60.7 75.8 68.2 141.2
San Diego, CA, United States 77.5 52.6 65.4 79.2 73.6 141.6
Orlando, FL, United States 77.2 36.8 57.6 87.0 63.8 115.3
Las Vegas, NV, United States 76.7 26.4 52.3 76.2 72.9 149.2
Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States 76.6 41.4 59.5 76.6 67.3 97.2
Tampa, FL, United States 76.2 33.5 55.4 79.5 70.5 139.0
Pittsburgh, PA, United States 75.1 34.5 55.4 72.7 68.5 121.6
Rochester, NY, United States 73.6 30.0 52.4 85.5 65.2 85.3
Portland, OR, United States 73.5 38.4 56.5 73.3 66.7 113.3
Indianapolis, IN, United States 73.2 27.6 51.0 74.2 70.9 146.9
Wichita, KS, United States 73.1 20.4 47.5 78.9 62.9 109.0
Montevideo, Uruguay 72.8 24.6 49.4 69.0 62.7 43.8
Kansas City, MO, United States 72.5 26.3 50.0 78.5 68.9 154.1
Salt Lake City, UT, United States 72.0 29.9 51.6 71.9 62.8 139.9
Phoenix, AZ, United States 71.6 29.7 51.2 73.7 64.0 143.8
Oklahoma City, OK, United States 71.6 26.4 49.6 82.7 57.7 132.2
Nashville, TN, United States 71.4 36.7 54.5 74.8 62.8 159.1
Buenos Aires, Argentina 71.3 19.8 46.3 66.7 66.1 57.8
San Antonio, TX, United States 71.2 34.0 53.1 72.7 65.0 132.1
Birmingham, AL, United States 71.2 36.4 54.3 75.7 64.1 170.4
Sao Paulo, Brazil 70.8 31.0 51.4 58.0 59.2 45.0
Los Angeles, CA, United States 70.5 55.2 63.1 66.4 74.1 128.3
Akron, OH, United States 70.4 22.7 47.2 74.8 58.9 158.1
San Jose, Costa Rica 70.1 23.1 47.3 74.8 58.9 34.3
Des Moines, IA, United States 70.0 26.8 49.0 76.0 57.2 150.8
Tulsa, OK, United States 69.9 32.0 51.5 72.2 64.6 100.5
Omaha, NE, United States 69.5 29.1 49.8 73.3 73.0 141.9
Fort Worth, TX, United States 69.3 29.7 50.1 67.4 63.9 230.1
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 68.5 36.1 52.8 52.1 58.6 45.0
Boise, ID, United States 68.3 25.0 47.3 62.5 67.7 104.5
Milwaukee, WI, United States 67.8 29.9 49.4 69.4 67.1 126.1
Brasilia, Brazil 67.0 22.3 45.3 55.5 53.3 65.1
Campinas, Brazil 63.1 22.1 43.2 50.8 50.5 65.2
Porto Alegre, Brazil 62.3 19.3 41.4 50.9 47.9 33.6
Santiago, Chile 60.9 19.6 40.8 55.2 50.2 54.4
Curitiba, Brazil 59.9 18.2 39.7 46.2 46.8 33.0
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 58.8 15.1 37.6 59.4 44.7 39.5
Panama City, Panama 58.0 36.3 47.5 64.4 52.8 44.9
Salvador, Brazil 57.5 16.9 37.8 45.8 44.6 36.0
San Salvador, El Salvador 57.1 9.6 34.1 57.3 41.0 19.9
Belo Horizonte, Brazil 57.0 18.4 38.3 46.6 46.6 38.0
Recife, Brazil 57.0 22.1 40.0 49.4 40.8 65.5
Lima, Peru 56.2 21.8 39.5 51.7 40.7 37.0
Bogota, Colombia 55.3 21.8 39.0 52.0 39.4 30.2
Monterrey, Mexico 54.8 12.3 34.1 55.3 42.3 85.0
Florianopolis, Brazil 54.5 15.0 35.3 45.8 41.1 51.0
Mexico City, Mexico 53.4 22.9 38.6 51.9 41.6 60.1
Guatemala City, Guatemala 52.9 16.4 35.2 55.4 33.3 37.7
Merida, Mexico 51.8 13.2 33.0 53.2 37.8 38.7
Quito, Ecuador 49.9 13.9 32.4 52.2 29.3 28.3
Medellin, Colombia 49.9 12.4 31.6 46.1 36.6 37.4
Goiania, Brazil 48.8 11.3 30.6 40.6 42.1 65.9
Guadalajara, Mexico 47.8 13.6 31.2 46.8 41.7 60.5
Cuenca, Ecuador 45.4 17.2 31.7 54.7 24.9 25.9
Queretaro (Santiago de Querétaro), Mexico 44.8 11.6 28.7 47.6 34.0 56.3
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 43.9 17.4 31.1 43.9 29.9 97.5
La Paz, Bolivia 38.7 11.9 25.7 38.6 22.9 44.3