Cost of Living
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How Portsmouth's prices compare to the US city average across major spending categories.
Index: 100 = US city average. Values >100 mean more expensive, <100 means cheaper.
How far does your salary go in Portsmouth?
Your $100,000 in Portsmouth has the same purchasing power as $103,509 in the average US city. You'd need $3,509 less here to maintain that standard of living.
Demographics and workforce data from the US Census ACS 5-Year.
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Within 10 points of Portsmouth's cost index of 97, sorted by closest match.
Portsmouth, Virginia has a cost-of-living index of 97, which is 3% below the national average. The typical renter pays $1,225 per month. The median household earns $57,154 per year.
To match the lifestyle of a $70,000 earner in the average US city, you'd need about $67,627 per year in Portsmouth. Single renters typically want at least three times the $14,700 threshold to cover housing comfortably.
Portsmouth is near the US city average. Overall prices are 3% below the national average.