Overall
- Cheyenne
- 96.5
Diff -0.2 RPP
Cheyenne vs Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Cost of living comparison based on BEA Regional Price Parities. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 0.2% less expensive than Cheyenne.
0.2% less expensive
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 0.2% less expensive than Cheyenne, WY on BEA Regional Price Parities (overall RPP 96.3 vs 96.5). A $100,000 salary in Cheyenne buys about the same as $99,841 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin; the largest component gap is rents.
- Overall RPP 96.5 (Cheyenne) vs 96.3 (Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin)
- $100k in Cheyenne ≈ $99,841 purchasing power in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
- Rents drives the gap (+14.8 RPP points)
RPP parity plate
Pair WY:TN 96.5→96.3
PHOTO-FINISH · CROSS-STATE · SPLIT-BUDGET · BOTH-BELOW · PP-PAR
- PHOTO-FINISH Photo finish
- CROSS-STATE WY × TN
- SPLIT-BUDGET Split budget
- BOTH-BELOW Both below 100
- PP-PAR PP near-par
Instrument codes from this pair's BEA Regional Price Parities (overall · goods · services · rents · national benchmark 100 · purchasing-power conversion), not a ranking or recommendation.
Cheyenne
96.5
Cost Index
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
96.3
Cost Index
What This Comparison Actually Tells You
Cheyenne, WY and Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN are a photo finish on overall price level, only 0.2 RPP points apart. A salary conversion is therefore a fine adjustment, not evidence of a fundamentally different cost regime.
Rents creates the largest separation: Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 14.8 points higher. But rents and goods move against the overall direction, so this is a split budget rather than a clean across-the-board winner.
Comparable population context is incomplete for this pair, so no market-scale explanation is inferred from the price indexes.
Both metros remain below the U.S. benchmark of 100. This comparison chooses between two below-average price levels; “more expensive” here does not mean nationally expensive.
For a housing-sensitive move, validate the rent gap first: HUD Fair Market Rent and the actual unit size can overturn what the blended index implies. On the BEA ratio alone, $100,000 in Cheyenne corresponds to $99,841 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin.
Category Breakdown
Goods
- Cheyenne
- 95.4
Diff +0.9 RPP
Services
- Cheyenne
- 78.0
Diff -6.0 RPP
Rents
- Cheyenne
- 89.8
Diff +14.8 RPP
| Category | Cheyenne | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 96.5 | 96.3 | -0.2 |
| Goods | 95.4 | 96.2 | +0.9 |
| Services | 78.0 | 72.0 | -6.0 |
| Rents | 89.8 | 104.6 | +14.8 |
Visual Comparison
Overall
Cheyenne 96.5
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 96.3
Goods
Cheyenne 95.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 96.2
Services
Cheyenne 78.0
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 72.0
Rents
Cheyenne 89.8
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 104.6
Vertical line = national average (100)
Salary Equivalents
What a salary in Cheyenne would need to be in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin for the same purchasing power:
| In Cheyenne | In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $49,921 | $-79 |
| $75,000 | $74,881 | $-119 |
| $100,000 | $99,841 | $-159 |
| $150,000 | $149,762 | $-238 |
$ in Cheyenne = in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
Same BEA Regional Price Parity ratio as the table above (96.5 → 96.3), computed live from your number, nothing is sent anywhere.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin more expensive than Cheyenne?
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 0.2% less expensive than Cheyenne. The overall cost index is 96.3 vs 96.5 (national average = 100).
What salary in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin equals $100K in Cheyenne?
A $100,000 salary in Cheyenne has the same purchasing power as $99,841 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin. This is based on the BEA Regional Price Parity indexes.
How do rents compare between Cheyenne and Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin?
Rents in Cheyenne are indexed at 89.8 while Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is at 104.6 (national average = 100). Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin has higher rents.
Data sources
- BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP), the cost-of-living indices shown on this page
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), gross-rent observations behind the rents component
- BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI), goods and services price relatives
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), labor-driven services component
- HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR), 40th-percentile rent cross-reference
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