CityCostLedger

CITY LEDGER · 2024

Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh, PA metro area. Prices overall are −5.3% versus the US average.

LINE ITEMS (US = 100)

  • Housing (rents)72.0−28.0%
  • Goods100.7+0.7%
  • Utilities107.7+7.7%
  • Other services97.7−2.3%

ALL PRICES94.7

SALARY THAT MATCHES

  • $60,000 at US average$56,803
  • $100,000 at US average$94,671
  • $150,000 at US average$142,007

Price level in 2019: 95.3 (−0.7% 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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