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Cleveland cost of living (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.

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Quick answer

Cleveland costs 6.1% below the national average — all-items price level 93.9, rank 72 of 94 covered metros. A $100,000 national-average salary needs to be $93,923 here. Housing is the reason, at 79.4.

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.

ComponentIndexvs USWhat it covers
Goods93.6-6.4%Groceries, fuel, clothing, durable purchases.
Housing79.4-20.6%Rents and imputed rents — the biggest single swing factor.
Utilities96.0-4.0%Electricity, gas, water and other household energy.
Other services98.9-1.1%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.

$41,928 median household income in Cleveland is worth $44,641 in national-average dollars. BEA calls that real income: income × 100 ÷ 93.9.

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Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities

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.