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 | Santa Fe | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,714/mo | $1,314/mo | 30.4% higher in A |
| Median home value | $732,100 | $370,600 | 97.5% higher in A |
| Median household income | $76,607 | $67,663 | 13.2% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 103.2 | 103.0 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 147.4 | 123.4 | 19.5% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 100.7 | 102.4 | 1.6% lower in A |
| Healthcare index | 99.9 | 101.0 | 1.0% 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 $87,438 in Santa Fe to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Santa Fe, NM is about 12.6% cheaper overall than New York, NY, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 23% lower in Santa Fe than in New York. If you earn $80,000 in New York, you'd need about $69,951 in Santa Fe to keep the same standard of living.