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Oakland cost of living (CA)
Price levels published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, with the national average set to 100 — so 108 means things cost 8% more here than the US average.
Quick answer
Oakland costs 15.6% above the national average — all-items price level 115.6, rank 1 of 94 covered metros. A $100,000 national-average salary needs to be $115,613 here. Housing is the reason, at 194.7.
- All items
- 115.6US average = 100
- Housing
- 194.794.7% above the national average
- Goods
- 108.58.5% above the national average
- Other services
- 106.26.2% above the national average
Price level by component
Where the difference actually comes from.
| Component | Index | vs US | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goods | 108.5 | +8.5% | Groceries, fuel, clothing, durable purchases. |
| Housing | 194.7 | +94.7% | Rents and imputed rents — the biggest single swing factor. |
| Utilities | 172.6 | +72.6% | Electricity, gas, water and other household energy. |
| Other services | 106.2 | +6.2% | Healthcare, dining, repairs, personal services. |
What your salary is worth in Oakland, CA
Enter a salary. We deflate it by the local price level (115.6 where 100 is the US average) and show what you would need to earn here to match the same pay somewhere average.
- Real value here
- $83,908
- Needed to match US average
- $112,154
- Monthly difference
- $1,262
What a local paycheck is really worth
Nominal pay is only half the story.
$97,008 median household income in Oakland is worth $83,908 in national-average dollars. BEA calls that real income: income × 100 ÷ 115.6.
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2024 BEA Regional Price Parities, published for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Parities are metro-wide, so a single neighbourhood can sit well above or below these figures.