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Where each city and state stands on cost of living index

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Cost of living index, cities 107 cities · cheapest first
PlaceCost of living indexAs of
1stOklahoma City832026Q2
1stTulsa832026Q2
3rdHuntsville, AL862026Q2
3rdBirmingham862026Q2
5thDes Moines86.12026Q2
6thWichita87.12026Q2
7thJackson, Mississippi87.42026Q2
8thKansas City88.22026Q2
8thSt. Louis88.22026Q2
10thLittle Rock892026Q2
10thFayetteville, Arkansas892026Q2
12thNashville89.72026Q2
12thChattanooga89.72026Q2
12thIndianapolis89.72026Q2
12thKnoxville89.72026Q2
12thMemphis89.72026Q2
17thSavannah90.12026Q2
17thAtlanta, Georgia90.12026Q2
17thOmaha90.12026Q2
17thAugusta, Georgia90.12026Q2
21stAlbuquerque90.22026Q2
22ndDallas, Texas90.82026Q2
22ndAustin90.82026Q2
22ndHouston, Texas90.82026Q2
22ndSan Antonio, Texas90.82026Q2
22ndMcAllen90.82026Q2
22ndEl Paso90.82026Q2
28thNew Orleans91.32026Q2
28thBaton Rouge91.32026Q2
30thDetroit92.12026Q2
30thGrand Rapids92.12026Q2
32ndGreenville, SC92.72026Q2
32ndCharleston92.72026Q2
32ndColumbia, South Carolina92.72026Q2
35thCincinnati932026Q2
35thColumbus932026Q2
35thCleveland932026Q2
35thDayton932026Q2
35thAkron932026Q2
35thToledo932026Q2
41stMinneapolis93.42026Q2
42ndLouisville942026Q2
43rdChicago94.52026Q2
44thPittsburgh95.32026Q2
44thPhiladelphia95.32026Q2
44thAllentown95.32026Q2
44thHarrisburg95.32026Q2
48thMilwaukee95.72026Q2
48thMadison95.72026Q2
50thAsheville96.72026Q2
50thRaleigh96.72026Q2
50thCharlotte, NC96.72026Q2
50thGreensboro96.72026Q2
50thWinston-Salem96.72026Q2
50thDurham96.72026Q2
56thSalt Lake City98.42026Q2
56thProvo98.42026Q2
56thOgden98.42026Q2
59thRichmond992026Q2
59thVirginia Beach992026Q2
61stBoise, Idaho99.42026Q2
62ndJacksonville100.82026Q2
62ndTampa100.82026Q2
62ndSarasota100.82026Q2
62ndMiami100.82026Q2
62ndOrlando, Florida100.82026Q2
62ndJacksonville, Florida100.82026Q2
62ndCape Coral100.82026Q2
62ndLakeland100.82026Q2
62ndDaytona Beach100.82026Q2
62ndMelbourne100.82026Q2
72ndDenver102.72026Q2
72ndColorado Springs102.72026Q2
74thHartford103.62026Q2
74thBridgeport103.62026Q2
74thNew Haven103.62026Q2
77thLas Vegas105.42026Q2
77thReno105.42026Q2
79thTucson108.62026Q2
79thPhoenix108.62026Q2
81stPortland110.42026Q2
82ndProvidence110.92026Q2
83rdPortland, Maine112.92026Q2
84thVancouver, Washington115.12026Q2
84thSeattle115.12026Q2
84thSpokane115.12026Q2
87thBaltimore118.82026Q2
88thNew York132.62026Q2
88thBuffalo132.62026Q2
88thRochester, New York132.62026Q2
88thAlbany132.62026Q2
88thPoughkeepsie132.62026Q2
88thSyracuse132.62026Q2
94thWashington DC133.82026Q2
95thSan Jose, California140.32026Q2
95thSacramento140.32026Q2
95thLos Angeles, California140.32026Q2
95thSan Francisco140.32026Q2
95thRiverside140.32026Q2
95thSan Diego140.32026Q2
95thFresno140.32026Q2
95thBakersfield140.32026Q2
95thOxnard140.32026Q2
95thStockton140.32026Q2
105thBoston148.12026Q2
105thWorcester148.12026Q2
107thHonolulu185.82026Q2
Cost of living index, states 49 states · cheapest first
PlaceCost of living indexAs of
1stOklahoma832026Q2
2ndAlabama862026Q2
3rdIowa86.12026Q2
4thWest Virginia872026Q2
5thKansas87.12026Q2
6thMississippi87.42026Q2
7thMissouri88.22026Q2
8thArkansas892026Q2
9thIndiana89.72026Q2
9thTennessee89.72026Q2
11thGeorgia90.12026Q2
11thNebraska90.12026Q2
13thNew Mexico90.22026Q2
14thNorth Dakota90.52026Q2
15thTexas90.82026Q2
16thLouisiana91.32026Q2
17thMichigan92.12026Q2
18thSouth Carolina92.72026Q2
19thOhio932026Q2
20thMinnesota93.42026Q2
21stSouth Dakota93.52026Q2
22ndKentucky942026Q2
23rdWyoming94.42026Q2
24thIllinois94.52026Q2
25thPennsylvania95.32026Q2
26thWisconsin95.72026Q2
27thNorth Carolina96.72026Q2
28thUtah98.42026Q2
29thVirginia992026Q2
30thIdaho99.42026Q2
31stDelaware100.62026Q2
32ndFlorida100.82026Q2
33rdColorado102.72026Q2
34thConnecticut103.62026Q2
35thNevada105.42026Q2
36thMontana1062026Q2
37thNew Hampshire108.52026Q2
38thArizona108.62026Q2
39thRhode Island110.92026Q2
40thMaine112.92026Q2
41stVermont113.42026Q2
42ndWashington115.12026Q2
43rdMaryland118.82026Q2
44thNew Jersey119.22026Q2
45thAlaska124.52026Q2
46thNew York132.62026Q2
47thCalifornia140.32026Q2
48thMassachusetts148.12026Q2
49thHawaii185.82026Q2
Cite this

The Honest Local, Cost of living across America, every city and state on one map, September 2026, https://thehonestlocal.com/map/cost_of_living_index

Free to reuse with attribution (CC BY 4.0). Data last moved September 22, 2026. Each number's source and period sit on its ranking page, one click from its rank.

Sources and method

The map reads the same tables as every ranking on this site: the live tape (Zillow, realtor.com by way of FRED, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, AAA, AirNow, MERIC, the Census Bureau, the FBI, the EIA, the BEA), and The Honest Local's own scores (Sunshine, Heat, Cold, Snow, Clean Air, Bad Air, Disaster, Safety, Affordability), each a blend of at least two public sources. Cities and states rank on separate lists. A place with no reading is left grey rather than estimated.