Cost of Living API
Cost of Living provides cost of living indices for US regions based on major metropolitan area data. Compare the relative cost of living between states, cities, or regions and calculate salary equivalents for relocation decisions.
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123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627{ "status": "ok", "error": null, "data": { "from": { "searchedLocation": "California", "region": "west-large", "regionName": "West Large Metros (LA, SF, Seattle, Phoenix, Denver area)", "costIndex": 118 }, "to": { "searchedLocation": "Texas", "region": "south-large", "regionName": "South Large Metros (Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Miami, DC area)", "costIndex": 103 }, "comparison": { "costDifference": -12.7, "direction": "less expensive", "salaryEquivalent": { "description": "A $100,000 salary in California is equivalent to $87,288 in Texas", "fromSalary": 100000, "equivalentSalary": 87288 } } } }
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Who built the Cost of Living API?
The Cost of Living API is built and maintained by APIVerve. All 300+ APIs on our platform are developed in-house by the APIVerve team, ensuring consistent quality, unified authentication, predictable pricing, and enterprise-grade reliability backed by our 99.9% uptime SLA. We handle the infrastructure, maintenance, and updates so you can focus on building your application.
What does the Cost of Living API do?
Cost of Living provides cost of living indices for US regions based on major metropolitan area data. Compare the relative cost of living between states, cities, or regions and calculate salary equivalents for relocation decisions. The API returns structured data in JSON, XML, or YAML format, making it easy to integrate into any application or workflow.
How fast is the Cost of Living API?
The Cost of Living API has an average response time of 500ms, with a median (p50) of 467ms and 99th percentile of 720ms. Our infrastructure maintains 99.9% uptime with servers distributed globally for low latency.
How much does the Cost of Living API cost?
Each call to the Cost of Living API uses 1 credit. The free tier includes 100 credits per month. Paid plans start at $29.99/month with higher limits, and enterprise plans offer custom pricing with priority support.
How do I authenticate Cost of Living API requests?
Include your API key in the request header as X-API-Key: your_key_here. All requests are made over HTTPS for security. You can get your API key by signing up for a free account.
What HTTP methods does Cost of Living support?
The Cost of Living API supports GET requests. Simply pass your parameters as query strings in the URL. Check our documentation for detailed parameter specifications.
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