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 | Warwick | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,714/mo | $1,295/mo | 32.4% higher in A |
| Median home value | $732,100 | $294,400 | 148.7% higher in A |
| Median household income | $76,607 | $81,009 | 5.4% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 103.2 | 94.7 | 9.0% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 147.4 | 91.1 | 61.7% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 100.7 | 84.2 | 19.6% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 99.9 | 87.9 | 13.7% 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 New York, you'd need $78,908 in Warwick to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Warwick, RI is about 21.1% cheaper overall than New York, NY, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 24% lower in Warwick than in New York. If you earn $80,000 in New York, you'd need about $63,127 in Warwick to keep the same standard of living.