CityCostLedger

CITY LEDGER · 2024

Buffalo, NY

Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area. Prices overall are −4.2% versus the US average.

LINE ITEMS (US = 100)

  • Housing (rents)81.0−19.0%
  • Goods99.7−0.3%
  • Utilities129.5+29.5%
  • Other services97.8−2.2%

ALL PRICES95.8

SALARY THAT MATCHES

  • $60,000 at US average$57,506
  • $100,000 at US average$95,844
  • $150,000 at US average$143,766

Price level in 2019: 94.6 (+1.3% relative change since).

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BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. RPPs compare price levels between places in the same year; they don't measure inflation over time. Method.

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