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 | Whittier | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,714/mo | $1,725/mo | 0.6% lower in A |
| Median home value | $732,100 | $707,700 | 3.4% higher in A |
| Median household income | $76,607 | $89,686 | 14.6% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 103.2 | 106.9 | 3.5% lower in A |
| Utilities index | 147.4 | 129.6 | 13.7% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 100.7 | 110.3 | 8.7% lower in A |
| Healthcare index | 99.9 | 111.7 | 10.5% 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 $102,245 in Whittier to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
New York, NY is about 2.2% cheaper overall than Whittier, CA, based on our cost-of-living index. If you earn $80,000 in New York, you'd need about $81,796 in Whittier to keep the same standard of living.