Compared to the overall average of ** different major cities in the United States, building materials in San Francisco were more expensive than in Chicago. Opposed this is a city like Detroit, Michigian, where the price index of building materials was slightly below the average. What this overview tries to do, then, is compare the major cities against each other and whether one was relatively more expensive than the other when it comes to construction costs. This is especially visible for installation - such as HVAC. The city of New York reached an index of *** in ********, meaning installation costs here were around ** percent higher than the average cost for the ** cities combined. Cities found in the state of Texas made up the other end of that spectrum: Installation costs in San Antonio, Houston and Dallas were between ** to ** percent lower than the overall average.

Zurich, Lausanne, and Geneva were ranked as the most expensive cities worldwide with indices of ************************ Almost half of the 11 most expensive cities were in Switzerland.

Annual indexes of price differences between 15 cities in all provinces and territories, as of October of the previous year, for a selection of products (goods and services) from the Consumer Price Index (CPI) purchased by consumers in each of the 15 cities. The combined city average index is 100.

Poland - Housing cost overburden rate: Cities was 5.70% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Poland - Housing cost overburden rate: Cities - last updated from the EUROSTAT on August of 2025. Historically, Poland - Housing cost overburden rate: Cities reached a record high of 12.40% in December of 2012 and a record low of 5.40% in December of 2020.

Graph and download economic data for Estimated Mean Real Household Wages Adjusted by Cost of Living for St. Louis city, MO (MWACL29510) from 2009 to 2023 about St. Louis City, MO; St. Louis; adjusted; MO; average; wages; real; and USA.

This feature service contains data from the American Community Survey: 5-year Estimates Subject Tables for the greater Bozeman, MT area. The attributes come from the Financial Characteristics table (S2503). Processing Notes:Data was downloaded from the U.S. Census Bureau and imported into FME to create an AGOL Feature Service. Each attribute has been given an abbreviated alias name derived from the American Community Survey (ACS) categorical descriptions. The Data Dictionary below includes all given ACS attribute name aliases. For example: Rent_35kto50k_20to29pcnt is equal to the percentage of the population living in a renter-occupied household, with an annual household income of $35,000 to $50,000, spending between 20% to 29% of their income on housing costs in the past 12 months. Data DictionaryACS_EST_YR: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimate Subject Tables data yearGEO_ID: Census Bureau geographic identifierNAME: Specified geographyOwn: Percent of population living in an Owner-occupied householdRent: Percent of population living in a Renter-occupied householdAnnual Household Income20kto35k: Annual household income of $20,000 to $34,99935kto50k: Annual household income of $35,000 to $49,99950kto75k: Annual household income of $50,000 to $74,999Over75k: Annual household income of over $75,000Housing Cost BurdenUnder_20pcnt: Monthly housing costs under 20% of household income in the past 12 months20to29pcnt: Monthly housing costs of 20-29% of household income in the past 12 months30pcntOrMore: Monthly housing costs of over 30% of household income in the past 12 monthsDownload ACS Financial Characteristics data for the greater Bozeman, MT areaAdditional LinksU.S. Census BureauU.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)About the American Community Survey

In 2024, the CPI in U.S. cities averaged at 313.7. However, the CPI for the New York-Newark-Jersey City metropolitan area amounted to about 334.21. Prices in New York City were significantly higher than the U.S. average. Nonetheless, the San Diego-Carlsbad area ranked first with a CPI of 373.32.The monthly inflation rate for the United States can be found here.

Poland - Median of the housing cost burden distribution: Cities was 13.50% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Poland - Median of the housing cost burden distribution: Cities - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Poland - Median of the housing cost burden distribution: Cities reached a record high of 20.40% in December of 2014 and a record low of 13.50% in December of 2024.

Graph and download economic data for Estimated Mean Real Household Wages Adjusted by Cost of Living for Salt Lake County, UT (MWACL49035) from 2009 to 2023 about Salt Lake County, UT; Salt Lake City; UT; adjusted; average; wages; real; and USA.

Cost of living data based on food, housing, utilities, transportation, healthcare, and consumer discretionary spending in the United States.

PUMA data Gross rent as % of House Hold Income (30% or more)

Germany - Housing cost overburden rate: Cities was 13.10% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - Housing cost overburden rate: Cities - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Germany - Housing cost overburden rate: Cities reached a record high of 19.80% in December of 2012 and a record low of 11.40% in December of 2020.

Graph and download economic data for Estimated Mean Real Household Wages Adjusted by Cost of Living for Richmond city, VA (MWACL51760) from 2009 to 2023 about Richmond City, VA; Richmond; adjusted; average; VA; wages; real; and USA.

This dataset has information about the cost of providing General Fund City services per capita of the Full Purpose City population (SD23 measure GTW.A.4). It provides expense information from the annual approved budget document (General Fund Summary and Budget Stabilization Reserve Fund Summary) and population information from the City Demographer's Full Purpose Population numbers. The Consumer Price Index information for Texas is available through the following Key Economic Indicators dataset: https://data.texas.gov/dataset/Key-Economic-Indicators/karz-jr5v. This dataset can be used to help understand the cost of city services over time. View more details and insights related to this dataset on the story page: https://data.austintexas.gov/stories/s/ixex-hibp

China Real Estate Industry: 35 City: Cost of Sales data was reported at 3,402,161.170 RMB mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,482,409.990 RMB mn for 2016. China Real Estate Industry: 35 City: Cost of Sales data is updated yearly, averaging 1,505,449.060 RMB mn from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2017, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,482,409.990 RMB mn in 2016 and a record low of 71,679.400 RMB mn in 2005. China Real Estate Industry: 35 City: Cost of Sales data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Real Estate Sector – Table CN.RKE: Real Estate Enterprise Financial Data: City.

Croatia - Median of the housing cost burden distribution: Cities was 8.40% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Croatia - Median of the housing cost burden distribution: Cities - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Croatia - Median of the housing cost burden distribution: Cities reached a record high of 18.90% in December of 2010 and a record low of 8.40% in December of 2024.

Damascus in Syria was ranked as the least expensive city worldwide in 2023, with an index score of ** out of 100. The country has been marred by civil war over the last decade, hitting the country's economy hard. Other cities in the Middle East and North Africa, such as Tehran, Tripoli, and Tunis, are also present on the list. On the other hand, Singapore and Zurich were ranked the most expensive cities in the world.

Austin Energy’s system annual average production cost is total operations and maintenance costs divided by total generation in kilowatt-hours. Find more information at http://austinenergy.com/go/reports.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Transportation in U.S. City Average (CPITRNNS) from Mar 1935 to Jun 2025 about transportation, urban, consumer, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

Measures the cost of providing General Fund City services per capita of the Full Purpose City population.