America: Cost of Living Index by City 2014 Mid-Year

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Cost of Living Index
Rent Index
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index
Groceries Index
Restaurant Price Index
Local Purchasing Power Index
Caracas, Venezuela 133.0 64.7 100.2 149.3 108.4 11.5
Oshawa, Canada 111.1 32.0 73.1 107.5 92.9 69.3
Fort McMurray, Canada 109.6 81.4 96.1 106.3 106.2 112.2
Nassau, Bahamas 106.2 49.7 79.1 107.2 93.9 85.0
Honolulu, HI, United States 104.8 68.1 87.2 128.5 76.8 77.2
Anchorage, AK, United States 103.6 45.1 75.4 114.5 87.9 149.7
St.Catharines, Canada 100.2 25.5 64.3 112.3 87.6 73.5
Washington, DC, United States 100.1 70.3 85.8 102.1 95.5 107.6
Halifax, Canada 100.1 36.0 69.3 120.8 73.8 81.8
Barrie, Canada 100.0 31.6 67.1 111.2 75.6 93.1
New York, NY, United States 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Vancouver, Canada 99.9 55.1 78.4 112.2 85.2 93.3
Calgary, Canada 98.4 48.4 74.4 106.0 89.7 113.0
Brampton, Canada 96.1 36.3 67.4 96.9 83.5 81.4
Richmond, VA, United States 96.1 36.3 67.3 121.8 69.9 130.0
San Francisco, CA, United States 95.9 98.7 97.2 115.7 85.2 101.8
Quebec City, Canada 95.7 24.6 61.5 117.9 75.7 99.4
Victoria, Canada 94.4 37.3 66.9 107.5 83.0 93.4
Boston, MA, United States 94.0 71.2 83.0 105.4 81.2 108.7
Saskatoon, Canada 93.4 34.2 65.0 107.0 71.2 75.3
Fredericton, Canada 93.4 25.2 60.6 111.4 76.1 76.4
Regina, Canada 93.2 34.9 65.2 104.6 74.1 93.7
Philadelphia, PA, United States 92.9 50.2 72.4 110.2 74.3 110.8
Sacramento, CA, United States 92.8 35.8 65.4 100.9 77.1 115.8
Edmonton, Canada 92.4 39.5 67.0 97.0 81.6 95.2
Surrey, Canada 92.2 31.8 63.2 106.5 81.1 72.5
Cleveland, OH, United States 90.4 29.2 61.0 98.7 67.6 107.3
Madison, WI, United States 90.3 38.0 65.2 110.5 68.2 108.0
Abbotsford, Canada 90.1 28.5 60.5 98.5 83.3 121.3
Nanaimo, BC, Canada 88.8 28.8 59.9 90.7 82.9 71.8
West Palm Beach, FL, United States 88.7 45.7 68.1 94.9 75.7 97.3
Seattle, WA, United States 88.7 57.4 73.7 97.1 79.3 117.9
Toronto, Canada 88.5 51.8 70.9 90.1 76.3 99.9
Waterloo, Canada 88.5 30.0 60.4 102.1 72.7 121.8
Ottawa, Canada 88.5 37.3 63.9 93.5 82.8 130.3
Houston, TX, United States 88.2 53.0 71.3 87.8 75.4 112.0
Fairfax, VA, United States 88.2 56.6 73.0 88.1 78.5 148.1
Kitchener, Canada 88.1 32.0 61.1 103.2 76.4 117.5
London, Canada 87.3 30.2 59.8 86.6 80.0 82.7
Oakland, CA, United States 87.1 75.6 81.6 101.6 73.9 110.1
Mississauga, Canada 86.9 41.3 65.0 84.7 78.0 119.8
San Jose, CA, United States 86.7 74.8 81.0 101.0 68.6 124.2
Windsor, Canada 86.4 28.9 58.8 82.5 66.3 140.0
Montreal, Canada 85.2 30.7 59.0 95.9 75.8 94.5
Austin, TX, United States 84.2 47.7 66.6 93.1 72.3 105.9
Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States 84.1 46.7 66.1 86.0 71.1 89.8
Minneapolis, MN, United States 83.7 41.2 63.3 95.7 71.2 105.0
Winnipeg, Canada 83.7 30.8 58.3 92.0 71.1 82.1
Miami, FL, United States 83.5 56.4 70.5 90.4 76.8 103.9
Reno, NV, United States 82.2 26.2 55.3 98.3 65.9 66.4
Kelowna, Canada 82.0 34.2 59.0 92.2 74.8 85.3
Raleigh, NC, United States 81.3 35.2 59.2 86.1 72.6 108.0
Denver, CO, United States 80.7 44.3 63.2 83.7 67.4 121.9
Buffalo, NY, United States 80.2 29.8 56.0 88.0 67.0 121.9
Huntsville, AL, United States 80.2 21.5 52.0 99.1 64.6 103.6
Baltimore, MD, United States 80.1 43.2 62.4 86.4 68.7 127.5
Spokane, WA, United States 79.7 25.0 53.4 87.5 71.0 110.4
Memphis, TN, United States 79.5 27.6 54.6 89.2 67.3 146.9
Knoxville, TN, United States 79.3 36.5 58.8 95.0 60.4 104.0
Chicago, IL, United States 77.9 56.9 67.8 80.1 72.4 115.0
Dallas, TX, United States 77.6 41.2 60.1 78.1 67.4 137.0
Columbus, OH, United States 77.5 32.1 55.7 88.9 61.3 119.4
Tampa, FL, United States 77.0 33.1 55.9 82.1 68.4 129.1
San Juan, Puerto Rico 76.9 27.4 53.1 81.8 68.1 86.6
San Diego, CA, United States 75.6 54.3 65.4 80.5 69.3 132.3
Atlanta, GA, United States 75.6 34.3 55.7 77.7 65.5 144.7
Colorado Springs, CO, United States 75.3 29.8 53.4 87.5 63.8 116.5
Orlando, FL, United States 75.1 36.3 56.4 86.8 60.6 117.9
Sao Paulo, Brazil 75.0 33.4 55.0 61.6 61.5 41.7
Las Vegas, NV, United States 75.0 28.5 52.6 76.1 68.6 135.2
Wichita, KS, United States 74.9 21.1 49.0 87.8 55.6 104.3
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 74.8 38.5 57.4 55.9 62.0 34.6
Nashville, TN, United States 73.8 41.1 58.1 76.2 67.7 124.3
Detroit, MI, United States 72.8 31.8 53.1 75.8 62.8 138.0
Phoenix, AZ, United States 72.5 31.3 52.7 81.3 63.1 131.7
Rochester, NY, United States 72.5 29.7 52.0 84.6 63.3 94.1
Kansas City, MO, United States 72.1 26.4 50.1 77.8 66.9 140.9
Albuquerque, NM, United States 72.1 25.9 49.9 85.2 59.5 125.9
Little Rock, AR, United States 71.9 25.5 49.6 84.4 59.1 96.2
Portland, OR, United States 71.8 40.9 57.0 72.0 64.5 110.8
Los Angeles, CA, United States 71.6 58.5 65.3 68.5 75.2 128.0
Brasilia, Brazil 71.4 24.7 48.9 59.1 57.3 60.6
Montevideo, Uruguay 71.2 23.7 48.4 65.8 63.5 41.6
Indianapolis, IN, United States 71.2 27.9 50.4 74.1 66.6 149.7
Long Beach, CA, United States 71.1 53.9 62.8 71.3 68.5 140.9
Kingston, Jamaica 70.9 25.0 48.9 66.0 45.9 74.7
Buenos Aires, Argentina 70.7 21.2 46.9 67.4 65.3 55.0
San Antonio, TX, United States 70.6 34.4 53.2 75.8 60.1 122.7
Campinas, Brazil 70.6 23.5 48.0 54.5 57.0 65.8
Charlotte, NC, United States 70.0 37.8 54.5 74.6 62.5 143.2
Des Moines, IA, United States 70.0 27.2 49.4 78.0 54.6 132.8
Salt Lake City, UT, United States 69.7 30.2 50.7 71.0 60.8 130.8
Oklahoma City, OK, United States 69.3 30.1 50.5 78.5 56.3 117.3
Fortaleza, Brazil 69.1 15.4 43.3 57.8 44.0 47.8
Florianopolis, Brazil 68.7 18.4 44.5 56.3 49.4 42.1
Boise, ID, United States 68.0 24.8 47.2 56.9 68.2 98.8
Milwaukee, WI, United States 67.8 30.4 49.9 68.8 66.4 121.9
Omaha, NE, United States 66.5 24.2 46.2 70.4 63.3 140.6
Curitiba, Brazil 66.2 19.9 43.9 50.8 50.3 28.6
Porto Alegre, Brazil 65.9 19.5 43.6 54.6 50.1 31.0
Akron, OH, United States 65.4 22.2 44.7 66.4 55.4 150.0
San Jose, Costa Rica 64.8 25.7 46.0 64.9 56.7 37.6
Recife, Brazil 63.1 24.9 44.7 54.0 51.6 61.1
Belo Horizonte, Brazil 62.4 22.3 43.1 51.1 47.9 38.7
Salvador, Brazil 61.7 18.0 40.7 46.6 51.8 33.2
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 59.4 16.0 38.5 59.6 47.1 32.5
Santiago, Chile 58.7 19.8 40.0 53.9 47.6 49.3
Panama City, Panama 57.9 38.7 48.7 62.7 51.3 37.9
Lima, Peru 56.1 21.8 39.6 50.3 39.1 32.6
San Salvador, El Salvador 55.2 10.4 33.7 52.6 40.2 22.5
Mexico City, Mexico 55.1 24.5 40.4 54.3 42.9 51.9
Monterrey, Mexico 54.7 13.9 35.1 55.8 42.8 79.7
Merida, Mexico 54.2 12.1 34.0 57.5 42.1 34.8
Bogota, Colombia 54.0 22.7 38.9 52.0 39.5 33.1
Goiania, Brazil 53.2 11.8 33.3 43.4 47.4 75.8
Guatemala City, Guatemala 52.1 16.1 34.8 53.4 30.9 34.5
Quito, Ecuador 50.7 14.0 33.1 54.5 30.4 29.5
Medellin, Colombia 49.6 13.5 32.2 44.3 37.3 32.7
Cancun, Mexico 48.6 10.4 30.2 47.2 32.2 54.9
Cali, Colombia 48.3 13.2 31.4 45.5 34.3 21.3
Guadalajara, Mexico 48.2 15.2 32.3 48.1 41.2 44.8
Cuenca, Ecuador 47.2 20.7 34.5 59.4 27.6 21.4
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 46.7 18.3 33.1 49.0 29.1 95.9
Queretaro (Santiago de Querétaro), Mexico 45.6 12.3 29.6 48.9 34.7 57.2
La Paz, Bolivia 39.2 10.4 25.4 39.3 22.4 31.6