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Cost of Living

Wolfram|Alpha offers data about the cost of living in American cities. The overall index is broken down into broad categories typical of a household budget, which is supplemented with average retail prices for a basket of specific goods and services that allow for more granular comparisons. Wolfram|Alpha also offers a relocation calculator that computes the necessary income for an equivalent standard of living in a new city along with other useful information about quality‐of‐life issues, such as climate, crime and traffic.

Cost‐of‐Living Indices

Find cost‐of‐living indices, both in aggregate and broken out into subcategories.

Get cost‐of‐living indices for a city:

cost of living index Boston

Compare cost of living in multiple cities:

cost of living index Boulder vs Sacramento

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Relocation Calculator

Compute the necessary income for an equivalent standard of living in a new city.

Compute a cost‐of‐living comparison:

moving from St Louis to San Francisco salary $42,500

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