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How Yuma'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 Yuma?
Your $100,000 in Yuma has the same purchasing power as $123,350 in the average US city. You'd need $23,350 less here to maintain that standard of living.
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Yuma, Arizona has a cost-of-living index of 81, which is 19% below the national average. The typical renter pays $1,028 per month. The median household earns $59,312 per year.
To match the lifestyle of a $70,000 earner in the average US city, you'd need about $56,749 per year in Yuma. Single renters typically want at least three times the $12,336 threshold to cover housing comfortably.
Yuma is cheaper than most US cities. Overall prices are 19% below the national average.