Austin
Overall prices were slightly below the U.S. average in the 2023 BEA index, while the housing-rent component was materially above average.
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Cost of living by city
Starting-point guides using BEA regional price parities, national spending benchmarks, and a local-quote checklist.
Index definition: A regional price parity of 100 equals the U.S. average price level for the same year. These pages use 2023 metro RPP values because the category-level metro table is the published dataset used in the site model.
Dallas–Fort Worth
The 2023 all-items price level was modestly above the U.S. average, with a higher housing-rent index and services index.
Open city guide →Atlanta
The 2023 overall price level was close to the U.S. average, while housing rents and other services indexed higher.
Open city guide →Charlotte
The 2023 all-items and housing-rent indexes were below the U.S. average, while the services component was higher.
Open city guide →Tampa Bay
The 2023 overall index was above the U.S. average, with notably higher housing-rent and service indexes.
Open city guide →Denver
The 2023 overall price level was above average, and the housing-rent index was substantially higher than the national level.
Open city guide →Seattle
The 2023 all-items, housing-rent, and services indexes were well above the U.S. average, while the utility index was below 100.
Open city guide →New York metro
The 2023 overall price level was well above the U.S. average, with high housing-rent, utility, and service indexes.
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