Reno, Nevada Cost Of Living

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Overall 10%

Goods & Services 6%

Housing 17%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Reno	Nevada	National
Cost of living	110	105	100
Goods & Services	106	104	100
Groceries	112	108	100
Health care	113	104	100
Housing	117	104	100
Transportation	129	118	100
Utilities	84	92	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Reno is 5% higher than the Nevada average
The cost of living in Reno is 10% higher than the national average
Reno housing is 17% higher than the national average
Nevada general sales tax is 35% higher than the national average
Nevada state income tax is 100% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$71,763	$5,980	$1,674	$2,153
Renters	$33,577	$2,798	$783	$1,007

The affordability of the housing market in Reno, NV as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Reno homeowners, the median income is $71,763. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,674 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $33,577. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $783 for their rent related monthly costs.

Nevada Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Nevada	6.85%	8.25%

Nevada Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Nevada	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Reno	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.70	$18.62	16.5%
Beauty Salon	$40.13	$39.05	2.8%
Toothpaste	$2.43	$2.34	3.6%
Shampoo	$1.41	$1.06	33.1%
Movie	$11.00	$10.68	3.0%
Bowling	$18.80	$14.67	28.1%

Groceries

Item	Reno	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.54	$4.22	31.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.58	$1.39	14.0%
Milk	$2.93	$2.05	43.0%
Potatoes	$3.02	$3.29	8.2%
Pizza	$11.66	$10.62	9.8%
Beer	$9.15	$9.38	2.5%

Health Care

Item	Reno	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$117.17	$108.57	7.9%
Doctor	$155.00	$116.17	33.4%
Dentist	$114.56	$99.13	15.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.62	$9.68	9.7%
Lipitor	$382.50	$466.92	18.1%

Housing

Item	Reno	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$235,800.00	$184,700.00	27.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,606.89	$1,197.42	34.2%
Apartment Rent	$872.00	$949.00	8.1%

Transportation

Item	Reno	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.98	$2.22	33.9%
Tire Balancing	$57.47	$50.07	14.8%

Utilities

Item	Reno	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$124.72	$167.67	25.6%
Phone	$177.85	$175.64	1.3%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sun Valley, NV	20,385	98	-2%
Lemmon Valley, NV	5,057	102	2%
Floriston, CA	30	106	6%
Cold Springs, NV	8,845	106	6%
Sparks, NV	94,718	108	8%
Reno, NV	237,121	110	10%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Winston-Salem, NC	238,474	93	-7%
Hialeah, FL	235,626	102	2%
Garland, TX	234,810	96	-4%
Scottsdale, AZ	234,495	127	27%
Glendale, AZ	239,943	96	-4%
Reno, NV	237,121	110	10%

Source: The Reno, NV cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.