Where a paycheque goes furthest

272 metro areas, ranked by local price level. 100 is the national average, so a city at 88 leaves you materially better off on the same salary than one at 112.

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Cost of living, metro by metro

Cheapest places to live and work

The same salary is worth different amounts in different places. These are the ones where it stretches furthest.

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Dothan, ALMoney goes further

Dothan, AL

61k jobs
Dothan
61k working16% cheaper than USALPay by occupation
84 price level, US = 100
Hammond, LAMoney goes further

Hammond, LA

48k jobs
Hammond
48k working16% cheaper than USLAPay by occupation
84 price level, US = 100
Enid, OKMoney goes further

Enid, OK

23k jobs
Enid
23k working16% cheaper than USOKPay by occupation
84 price level, US = 100
Eagle Pass, TXMoney goes further

Eagle Pass, TX

19k jobs
Eagle Pass
19k working16% cheaper than USTXPay by occupation
84 price level, US = 100
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LAMoney goes further

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA

83k jobs
Houma
83k working15% cheaper than USLAPay by occupation
85 price level, US = 100
Florence-Muscle Shoals, ALMoney goes further

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL

56k jobs
Florence
56k working15% cheaper than USALPay by occupation
85 price level, US = 100
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TXMoney goes further

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX

297k jobs
McAllen
297k working14% cheaper than USTXPay by occupation
86 price level, US = 100
Brownsville-Harlingen, TXMoney goes further

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX

157k jobs
Brownsville
157k working14% cheaper than USTXPay by occupation
86 price level, US = 100
Fort Smith, AR-OKMoney goes further

Fort Smith, AR-OK

96k jobs
Fort Smith
96k working14% cheaper than USARPay by occupation
86 price level, US = 100
Alexandria, LAMoney goes further

Alexandria, LA

60k jobs
Alexandria
60k working14% cheaper than USLAPay by occupation
86 price level, US = 100
Cape Girardeau, MO-ILMoney goes further

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL

45k jobs
Cape Girardeau
45k working14% cheaper than USMOPay by occupation
86 price level, US = 100
Anniston-Oxford, ALMoney goes further

Anniston-Oxford, AL

44k jobs
Anniston
44k working14% cheaper than USALPay by occupation
86 price level, US = 100

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