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 | Salem | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,714/mo | $1,224/mo | 40.0% higher in A |
| Median home value | $732,100 | $349,500 | 109.5% higher in A |
| Median household income | $76,607 | $67,540 | 13.4% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 103.2 | 102.2 | 1.0% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 147.4 | 122.0 | 20.8% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 100.7 | 100.6 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 99.9 | 98.7 | 1.3% 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 New York, you'd need $84,192 in Salem to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Salem, OR is about 15.8% cheaper overall than New York, NY, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 29% lower in Salem than in New York. If you earn $80,000 in New York, you'd need about $67,353 in Salem to keep the same standard of living.