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 | New York | Ontario | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,714/mo | $1,826/mo | 6.1% lower in A |
| Median home value | $732,100 | $513,000 | 42.7% higher in A |
| Median household income | $76,607 | $78,070 | 1.9% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 103.2 | 91.7 | 12.5% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 147.4 | 89.6 | 64.4% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 100.7 | 99.5 | 1.3% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 99.9 | 108.7 | 8.1% lower 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 New York, you'd need $97,721 in Ontario to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Ontario, CA is about 2.3% cheaper overall than New York, NY, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 6% lower in New York than in Ontario. If you earn $80,000 in New York, you'd need about $78,177 in Ontario to keep the same standard of living.