Cuyahoga County · Ohio
Cost of living in Cleveland, OH
Price levels published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis for Cleveland, OH, with the national average set to 100 — so 108 means things cost 8% more here than the US average.
Quick answer
Living in Cleveland, OH costs 6.1% below the national average — an all-items price level of 93.9. To match the buying power of a $100,000 national-average salary you would need about $93,923 here.
- All items
- 93.9US average = 100
- Housing
- 79.420.6% below the national average
- Goods
- 93.66.4% below the national average
- Other services
- 98.91.1% below the national average
Price level by component
Where the difference actually comes from.
| Component | Index | vs US | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goods | 93.6 | -6.4% | Groceries, fuel, clothing, durable purchases. |
| Housing | 79.4 | -20.6% | Rents and imputed rents — the biggest single swing factor. |
| Utilities | 96.0 | -4.0% | Electricity, gas, water and other household energy. |
| Other services | 98.9 | -1.1% | Healthcare, dining, repairs, personal services. |
What your salary is worth in Cleveland, OH
Enter a salary. We deflate it by the local price level (93.9 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
- $44,641
- Needed to match US average
- $39,380
- Monthly difference
- $-212
What a local paycheck is really worth
Nominal pay is only half the story.
The median household in Cleveland earns $41,928. Deflated by the local price level, that is $44,641 in national-average dollars — the BEA calls this real income, and it is simply income × 100 ÷ 93.9.
More on Cleveland
Same city, other datasets.
2024 BEA Regional Price Parities, published for Cleveland, OH. Parities are metro-wide, so a single neighbourhood can sit well above or below these figures.