CityCostLedger

CITY LEDGER · 2024

Raleigh, NC

Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area. Prices overall are −1.8% versus the US average.

LINE ITEMS (US = 100)

  • Housing (rents)103.5+3.5%
  • Goods96.6−3.4%
  • Utilities89.0−11.0%
  • Other services98.2−1.8%

ALL PRICES98.2

SALARY THAT MATCHES

  • $60,000 at US average$58,894
  • $100,000 at US average$98,157
  • $150,000 at US average$147,236

Price level in 2019: 95.6 (+2.7% 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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