Hillsborough County · New Hampshire
Manchester cost of living (NH)
Price levels published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis for Manchester-Nashua, NH, with the national average set to 100 — so 108 means things cost 8% more here than the US average.
Quick answer
Manchester costs 5.7% above the national average — all-items price level 105.7, rank 20 of 94 covered metros. A $100,000 national-average salary needs to be $105,657 here. Housing is the reason, at 134.2.
- All items
- 105.7US average = 100
- Housing
- 134.234.2% above the national average
- Goods
- 97.72.3% below the national average
- Other services
- 103.73.7% above the national average
Price level by component
Where the difference actually comes from.
| Component | Index | vs US | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goods | 97.7 | -2.3% | Groceries, fuel, clothing, durable purchases. |
| Housing | 134.2 | +34.2% | Rents and imputed rents — the biggest single swing factor. |
| Utilities | 133.5 | +33.5% | Electricity, gas, water and other household energy. |
| Other services | 103.7 | +3.7% | Healthcare, dining, repairs, personal services. |
What your salary is worth in Manchester, NH
Enter a salary. We deflate it by the local price level (105.7 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
- $67,385
- Needed to match US average
- $75,225
- Monthly difference
- $336
What a local paycheck is really worth
Nominal pay is only half the story.
$71,197 median household income in Manchester is worth $67,385 in national-average dollars. BEA calls that real income: income × 100 ÷ 105.7.
More Manchester data
Other Manchester datasets on this site.
- Manchester population and income
- Manchester sales tax rate
- Manchester property tax
- Manchester home values and rent
- Manchester crime rates
- Manchester public schools
- Manchester weather normals
- Manchester commute times
- Manchester jobs and wages
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2024 BEA Regional Price Parities, published for Manchester-Nashua, NH. Parities are metro-wide, so a single neighbourhood can sit well above or below these figures.