According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Las Vegas has an overall cost of living index of 104 which is 1.0x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Nevada, Las Vegas has a cost of living index that's 1.0x lower than Nevada's index of 105.
The standard of living in Las Vegas ranks as #3,586 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Nevada. By definition, that implies Las Vegas ranks as the #2,833 most expensive place in the Silver State.
Living Expense | Las Vegas | Nevada | National Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 104 | 105 | 100 | |
Services | 103 | 103 | 100 | |
Groceries | 102 | 110 | 100 | |
Health | 96 | 105 | 100 | |
Housing | 102 | 102 | 100 | |
Transportation | 109 | 118 | 100 | |
Utilities | 101 | 93 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Nevada, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Las Vegas |
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Henderson, NV | 309,955 | 111 | 1.1x |
North Las Vegas, NV | 247,248 | 102 | 1.0x |
Spring Valley, NV | 218,697 | 104 | 1.0x |
Enterprise, NV | 214,591 | 111 | 1.1x |
Sunrise Manor, NV | 198,187 | 92 | 0.9x |
Paradise, NV | 193,150 | 99 | 1.0x |
Whitney, NV | 44,488 | 95 | 0.9x |
Winchester, NV | 36,302 | 95 | 0.9x |
Summerlin South, NV | 28,716 | 127 | 1.2x |