Cost of Living Index

GROCERIES 

MISC. GOODS & SERVICES

Ground beef

T-bone

½ Gal Milk

Dozen Eggs

Bread

Coffee

Burger

Pizza

Haircut

Movie

Albuquerque, NM

$1.79

$8.19

$1.76

$1.68

$0.94

$2.67

$2.32

$9.86

$9.59

$8.55

St. George, UT

1.79

5.98

1.53

1.36

0.79

2.89

2.60

9.79

8.00

6.50

Houston, TX

2.26

7.18

1.81

1.44

2.67

2.08

2.21

8.24

11.22

7.44

Denver, CO

3.03

9.03

2.12

2.09

1.30

2.67

2.57

9.29

12.00

8.44

Las Vegas, NV

2.18

7.47

1.60

1.75

1.46

3.34

2.39

9.50

13.60

8.85

Los Angeles, CA

2.11

8.77

2.67

2.17

0.91

3.56

2.38

10.99

12.40

9.48

Phoenix, AZ

2.76

7.88

1.99

1.68

0.89

3.59

2.27

9.29

11.10

8.20

Reno, NV

2.71

7.33

1.46

1.25

1.18

3.02

2.40

9.99

12.00

8.50

Riverside, CA

2.51

8.05

2.26

2.32

1.37

2.63

2.59

10.29

10.60

7.75

San Francisco, CA

2.55

9.91

2.52

3.17

1.90

3.99

2.73

10.77

12.86

9.80

San Diego, CA

2.93

8.49

2.31

2.10

1.90

3.18

2.63

9.99

14.57

9.22

Tucson, AZ

2.89

7.51

1.71

1.80

1.06

3.21

2.49

9.99

12.14

7.92

COST OF LIVING ANALYSIS

Composite Index

Sales Tax

State

Income Tax

Average Electricity

Unemployment Rate

Median Family Income

Median Home Purchase Price

Boise, ID

99

5%

$2,025

$35

3.30%

$35,663

$212,000

Denver, CO

135

7%

$1,550

$53

2.60%

$32,038

$320,000

Las Vegas, NV

80

8%

No Tax

$50

3.30%

$53,551

$252,093

Phoenix, AZ

87

7%

$906

$66

2.60%

$34,172

$190,000

Reno, NV

88

7%

No Tax

$62

2.80%

$36,200

$210,000

Sacramento, CA

101

8%

$517

$59

4.10%

$33,087

$250,000

San Diego, CA

136

8%

$517

$78

3.20%

$39,318

$340,000

Seattle, WA

108

9%

No Tax

$30

3.10%

$39,860

$260,000

Tucson, AZ

81

7%

$906

$66

2.30%

$27,208

$172,000

AVERAGE UTILITY COSTS

Per month

NV Energy

Electric Power

$98.00

Southwest Gas

Natural Gas

$36.00

Embarq

Telephone

$23.00

Las Vegas Valley Water District

Water

$28.00

Clark County Sanitation

Sewer

$16.00

Republic Service of Southern Nevada

Waste Disposal

$11.00