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Reno cost of living (NV)

Price levels published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis for Reno, NV, 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

Reno costs 1.0% above the national average — all-items price level 101.0, rank 41 of 94 covered metros. A $100,000 national-average salary needs to be $101,014 here. Housing is the reason, at 123.5.

All items
101.0US average = 100
Housing
123.523.5% above the national average
Goods
96.33.7% below the national average
Other services
98.71.3% below the national average

Price level by component

Where the difference actually comes from.

ComponentIndexvs USWhat it covers
Goods96.3-3.7%Groceries, fuel, clothing, durable purchases.
Housing123.5+23.5%Rents and imputed rents — the biggest single swing factor.
Utilities89.3-10.7%Electricity, gas, water and other household energy.
Other services98.7-1.3%Healthcare, dining, repairs, personal services.

What your salary is worth in Reno, NV

Enter a salary. We deflate it by the local price level (101.0 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
$76,116
Needed to match US average
$77,668
Monthly difference
$65

What a local paycheck is really worth

Nominal pay is only half the story.

$76,888 median household income in Reno is worth $76,116 in national-average dollars. BEA calls that real income: income × 100 ÷ 101.0.

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Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities

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