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 | Columbia | Greenville | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,105/mo | $1,173/mo | 5.8% lower in A |
| Median home value | $226,200 | $403,300 | 43.9% lower in A |
| Median household income | $54,095 | $65,519 | 17.4% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 97.0 | 97.0 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 90.3 | 90.6 | ≈ equal |
| Transportation index | 99.0 | 99.0 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 97.2 | 97.2 | ≈ 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 Columbia, you'd need $99,934 in Greenville to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Columbia and Greenville have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Columbia, you'd need about $79,947 in Greenville to keep the same standard of living.