CityCostLedger

CITY LEDGER · 2024

Madison, WI

Madison, WI metro area. Prices overall are −2.7% versus the US average.

LINE ITEMS (US = 100)

  • Housing (rents)99.7−0.3%
  • Goods93.8−6.2%
  • Utilities89.8−10.2%
  • Other services99.4−0.6%

ALL PRICES97.3

SALARY THAT MATCHES

  • $60,000 at US average$58,372
  • $100,000 at US average$97,287
  • $150,000 at US average$145,930

Price level in 2019: 98.1 (−0.8% 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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