cost
Cost of Living Index
Manhattan
67.5
city
New York metropolitan area
61.6
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
New York metropolitan area wins on 13 of 26 metrics compared to Manhattan.
cost
Manhattan
67.5
city
New York metropolitan area
61.6
city
safety
Manhattan
45.1
city
New York metropolitan area
69.7
city
housing
Manhattan
$3,177
city
New York metropolitan area
$2,660
city
jobs
Manhattan
$6,358/mo
city
New York metropolitan area
$6,964/mo
city
health
Manhattan
76.2
city
New York metropolitan area
71.8
city
environment
Manhattan
16.2 ug/m3
city
New York metropolitan area
20.4 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Manhattan
175 Mbps
city
New York metropolitan area
195 Mbps
city
demographics
Manhattan
0.3%
city
New York metropolitan area
2.7%
city
economy
Manhattan
8.5%
city
New York metropolitan area
8.7%
city
economy
Manhattan
$3,991/mo
city
New York metropolitan area
$4,477/mo
city
education
Manhattan
62.2
city
New York metropolitan area
50.2
city
environment
Manhattan
72.9
city
New York metropolitan area
62.4
city
environment
Manhattan
21.6 ug/m3
city
New York metropolitan area
41.5 ug/m3
city
health
Manhattan
74.4 years
city
New York metropolitan area
81.2 years
city
health
Manhattan
20.4%
city
New York metropolitan area
20.2%
city
housing
Manhattan
$3,163/mo
city
New York metropolitan area
$2,907/mo
city
housing
Manhattan
$8,662/sqm
city
New York metropolitan area
$14,843/sqm
city
housing
Manhattan
9.1x
city
New York metropolitan area
13.0x
city
jobs
Manhattan
4.0%
city
New York metropolitan area
4.0%
city
quality
Manhattan
6.8
city
New York metropolitan area
5.6
city
religion
Manhattan
35.4%
city
New York metropolitan area
42.3%
city
religion
Manhattan
51.9%
city
New York metropolitan area
51.6%
city
religion
Manhattan
68.1%
city
New York metropolitan area
24.9%
city
safety
Manhattan
14.4 per 100k
city
New York metropolitan area
11.9 per 100k
city
safety
Manhattan
55.5 per 100k
city
New York metropolitan area
32.0 per 100k
city
transport
Manhattan
62.4
city
New York metropolitan area
48
city