City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Chapel Hill | Suffolk | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,419/mo | $1,376/mo | 3.1% higher in A |
| Median home value | $537,100 | $314,400 | 70.8% higher in A |
| Median household income | $85,940 | $87,758 | 2.1% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 97.2 | 97.3 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 91.0 | 91.2 | ≈ equal |
| Transportation index | 98.9 | 99.2 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 97.2 | 97.5 | ≈ equal |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Chapel Hill, you'd need $99,950 in Suffolk to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Chapel Hill and Suffolk have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Chapel Hill, you'd need about $79,960 in Suffolk to keep the same standard of living.