Cleveland, OH

Cost of Living in Cleveland, OH (2026): Rent, Utilities & Take-Home

$2,900/mo in Cleveland. $2,693 left each month. Prices 9% below the US average.

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Monthly costs

Take-home $5,593/mo.

Taxes$1,833
Rent$1,065
Other living costs$1,835
Left over$2,693

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $89,119
Federal income tax: −$11,220
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,818
State income tax (OH): −$1,734
City / county wage tax: −$2,228
Take-home pay: $67,119
Effective tax rate: 24.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,065
Groceries: $364
Getting around: $515
Healthcare: $410
Utilities and internet: $228
Everything else: $319
Total spending: $2,900

Left over each month

$7,427 gross, minus $1,833 in tax and $2,900 in living costs.

$2,693

Average electric bill in Ohio

About $152 a month for a household using 900 kWh. That is the EIA residential price for Ohio in 2025, 16.9¢ per kWh. It is a state average, not a Cleveland utility bill, and the utilities line in the monthly costs above already includes a modelled power cost.

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Cost of Living in Cleveland, OH (2026): Rent, Utilities & Take-Home

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