Riverside County · California
Riverside cost of living (CA)
Price levels published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, with the national average set to 100 — so 108 means things cost 8% more here than the US average.
Quick answer
Riverside costs 6.4% above the national average — all-items price level 106.4, rank 17 of 94 covered metros. A $100,000 national-average salary needs to be $106,442 here. Utilities is the reason, at 148.6.
- All items
- 106.4US average = 100
- Housing
- 129.329.3% above the national average
- Goods
- 101.41.4% above the national average
- Other services
- 101.31.3% above the national average
Price level by component
Where the difference actually comes from.
| Component | Index | vs US | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goods | 101.4 | +1.4% | Groceries, fuel, clothing, durable purchases. |
| Housing | 129.3 | +29.3% | Rents and imputed rents — the biggest single swing factor. |
| Utilities | 148.6 | +48.6% | Electricity, gas, water and other household energy. |
| Other services | 101.3 | +1.3% | Healthcare, dining, repairs, personal services. |
What your salary is worth in Riverside, CA
Enter a salary. We deflate it by the local price level (106.4 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
- $79,279
- Needed to match US average
- $89,822
- Monthly difference
- $453
What a local paycheck is really worth
Nominal pay is only half the story.
$84,386 median household income in Riverside is worth $79,279 in national-average dollars. BEA calls that real income: income × 100 ÷ 106.4.
More Riverside data
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2024 BEA Regional Price Parities, published for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA. Parities are metro-wide, so a single neighbourhood can sit well above or below these figures.