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 | Cleveland | Waterloo | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $922/mo | $865/mo | 6.6% higher in A |
| Median home value | $225,700 | $142,000 | 58.9% higher in A |
| Median household income | $52,468 | $54,104 | 3.0% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 97.0 | 94.5 | 2.6% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 79.1 | 86.1 | 8.2% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 96.8 | 94.1 | 2.8% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 95.0 | 94.8 | ≈ 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 Cleveland, you'd need $99,840 in Waterloo to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Cleveland and Waterloo have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Cleveland, you'd need about $79,872 in Waterloo to keep the same standard of living.