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Boise cost of living (ID)

Price levels published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis for Boise City, ID, with the national average set to 100 — so 108 means things cost 8% more here than the US average.

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Quick answer

Boise costs 1.6% below the national average — all-items price level 98.4, rank 56 of 94 covered metros. A $100,000 national-average salary needs to be $98,391 here. Utilities is the reason, at 70.7.

All items
98.4US average = 100
Housing
105.65.6% above the national average
Goods
96.23.8% below the national average
Other services
99.01.0% below the national average

Price level by component

Where the difference actually comes from.

ComponentIndexvs USWhat it covers
Goods96.2-3.8%Groceries, fuel, clothing, durable purchases.
Housing105.6+5.6%Rents and imputed rents — the biggest single swing factor.
Utilities70.7-29.3%Electricity, gas, water and other household energy.
Other services99.0-1.0%Healthcare, dining, repairs, personal services.

What your salary is worth in Boise, ID

Enter a salary. We deflate it by the local price level (98.4 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
$76,145
Needed to match US average
$73,715
Monthly difference
$-100

What a local paycheck is really worth

Nominal pay is only half the story.

$74,920 median household income in Boise is worth $76,145 in national-average dollars. BEA calls that real income: income × 100 ÷ 98.4.

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Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities

2024 BEA Regional Price Parities, published for Boise City, ID. Parities are metro-wide, so a single neighbourhood can sit well above or below these figures.