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From there, the differences from 2019 to 2025 in current and original prices were calculated for each city.
Each figure below has been adjusted for 2025 dollars to present an apples-to-apples comparison.
San Diego
2.
San Jose, California
3.
Miami
4.
Los Angeles
5.
Honolulu
6.
Long Beach, California
7.
Raleigh, North Carolina
8.
Nashville, Tennessee
9.
Fresno, California
10.
Boston
11.
Charlotte, North Carolina
12.
Mesa, Arizona
13.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
14.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
15.
Sacramento, California
16.
Austin, Texas
17.
Atlanta
18.
Tucson, Arizona
19.
Phoenix
20.
Las Vegas
21.
Orlando, Florida
22.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
23.
Seattle
24.
Jacksonville, Florida
25.
Omaha, Nebraska
26.
El Paso, Texas
27.
Columbus, Ohio
28.
Indianapolis
29.
Kansas City, Missouri
30.
Denver
31.
New York City
32.
Louisville, Kentucky
33.
Portland, Oregon
34.
Arlington, Texas
35.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
36.
Fort Worth, Texas
37.
San Antonio, Texas
38.
Milwaukee
39.
Dallas
40.
Oklahoma City
41.
Cleveland
42.
Houston
43.
Chicago
44.
Minneapolis
45.
Memphis, Tennessee
46.
Oakland, California
47.
New Orleans
48.
Philadelphia
49.
Washington, D.C.
50.
The current cost of living was sourced from Sperlings BestPlaces.
The livability index was sourced from AreaVibes for each location.
The current average single-family home value was sourced from Zillow Home Value Index for January 2025.
Using the average mortgage and expenditure cost, the total cost of living was calculated.
The differences from 2019 to 2025 in current and original prices were calculated for each city.
All data was collected on and is up to date as of March 3, 2025.
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