Students often choose Pittsburgh not only because of the great quality of life, but also for the lower-than-average cost of living.
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RENT (median monthly)
Studio
1-Bedroom
2-Bedroom
3-Bedroom
Pittsburgh
$628
$727
$910
$1,139
Boston
$1,486
$1,696
$2,103
$2,642
New York City
$1,889
$2,098
$2,499
$3,222
Washington, D.C.
$1,275
$1.339
$1,546
$2,039
Source Apartment List (March 2019) / smartasset.com
If you move to Pittsburgh from one of these cities, you would have these the changes of your cost of living.
If you move from:
Pittsbugh’s Cost is
San Francisco, CA
-65.7%
Washington, DC
-62.8%
Miami, FL
-17.9%
Chicago, IL
-19.9%
Boston, MA
-42.7%
New York, NY
-86.2%
Dallas, TX
-4.9%
Source: Salary.com