Cost of Living Report C2ER Cost of Living Index C2ER Cost of Living Index 2016 Annual Average Data City Composite Index Housing Index Average Home Price Dallas, TX 100.4 88.0 $276,604 Richmond, VA 94.3 88.8 $284,312 Austin, TX 96.7 94.8 $276,884 Phoenix, AZ 97.0 98.3 $308,054 Houston, TX 98.8 103.0 $292,977 Denver, CO 110.4 131.9 $413,831 Chicago, IL 118.5 144.8 $460,745 Portland, OR 128.5 172.7 $466,921 Los Angeles, CA 142.3 223.1 $686,082 Boston, MA 148.1 201.2 $576,189 San Francisco, CA 177.4 323.1 $1,020,413 New York (Manhattan), NY 228.2 465.9 $1,621,965 Source: C2ER, 2016 Annual Average Data For another great resource to calculate cost of living, Click Here.