Riverside, CA

Cost of Living in Riverside, CA (2026): Rent, Utilities & Take-Home

$4,121/mo in Riverside. $1,395 left each month. Prices near the US average.

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Monthly costs

Take-home $5,516/mo.

Taxes$1,832
Rent$1,940
Other living costs$2,181
Left over$1,395

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $88,181
Federal income tax: −$11,014
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,746
State income tax (CA): −$4,228
Take-home pay: $66,193
Effective tax rate: 24.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,940
Groceries: $424
Getting around: $644
Healthcare: $477
Utilities and internet: $265
Everything else: $371
Total spending: $4,121

Left over each month

$7,348 gross, minus $1,832 in tax and $4,121 in living costs.

$1,395

Average electric bill in California

About $282 a month for a household using 900 kWh. That is the EIA residential price for California in 2025, 31.35¢ per kWh. It is a state average, not a Riverside utility bill, and the utilities line in the monthly costs above already includes a modelled power cost.

Cost of Living in Riverside, CA (2026): Rent, Utilities & Take-Home

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