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Las Vegas, NV Cost of Living Calculator

Prices in the Las Vegas, NV area are about the same as the US average, and housing 15.5% above (BEA, 2024). Compare a salary here with anywhere else.

Prices in an average US city are 0.2% lower than in Las Vegas, NV, so $75,000 in Las Vegas, NV buys what $74,850 buys in an average US city.

The same living standard in an average US city
$74,850
Prices overall
-0.2%
Housing costs
-13.4%

Las Vegas, NV price levels by category (US average = 100)

CategoryPrice levelAgainst the US
All items100.2about the same as
Housing115.515.5% above
Goods96.33.7% below
Utilities90.69.4% below
Other services98.71.3% below

What $75,000 in Las Vegas, NV equals in other large metros

Metro areaEquivalent salaryPrices
New York, NY$84,28112.4%
Los Angeles, CA$85,03013.4%
Chicago, IL$77,5453.4%
Dallas, TX$77,1712.9%
Houston, TX$73,802−1.6%
Washington, DC$81,5128.7%
Philadelphia, PA$76,7962.4%
Atlanta, GA$74,925−0.1%
Miami, FL$85,47914.0%
Phoenix, AZ$77,3203.1%

How this calculator works

BEA regional price parities for the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metropolitan area, 2024: the price of the same basket of goods and services against the US average (100). Equivalent salaries scale by the ratio of the two areas' price levels.

What it assumes

  • Before tax, and averaged across the whole metro area.

Questions people ask

Is Las Vegas expensive to live in?

Overall prices are about the same as the US average; housing is 15.5% above.

What salary do I need in Las Vegas, NV?

To match $75,000 in an average-cost place, about $75,150. The area's median household income is $76,472.

How much is rent in Las Vegas, NV?

The median gross rent (including utilities) is $1,626 a month (Census American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

How does Las Vegas, NV compare with New York?

New York prices are 12.4% relative to Las Vegas, NV: $75,000 here equals $84,281 there.

Nearby and large metro areas

Related calculators

  • Cost of Living CalculatorWhat salary in another city gives you the same standard of living, from the Bureau of Economic Analysis's 2024 price levels for 193 metro areas.
  • Las Vegas, NV Rent Affordability CalculatorThe median rent in the Las Vegas, NV area is $1,626 a month including utilities, which takes 26% of the median household income ($76,472). Paying it on 30% of income needs about $65,040 a year.
  • Paycheck CalculatorWhat you take home from each paycheck after federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state income tax, with 2026 tax rates for every state.

Sources

Updated by the RateHerald team. The maths is tested against worked examples; report a problem.