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 | Gary | Suffolk | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $929/mo | $1,376/mo | 32.5% lower in A |
| Median home value | $81,800 | $314,400 | 74.0% lower in A |
| Median household income | $36,874 | $87,758 | 58.0% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 104.0 | 97.3 | 6.8% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 86.0 | 91.2 | 5.6% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 99.4 | 99.2 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 100.1 | 97.5 | 2.7% higher in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Gary, you'd need $99,889 in Suffolk to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Gary and Suffolk have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 2% lower in Gary than in Suffolk. If you earn $80,000 in Gary, you'd need about $79,912 in Suffolk to keep the same standard of living.