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Cost of Living
Charlottesville offers a cosmopolitan setting for graduate study with a significantly lower cost of living than many major U.S. cities. When evaluating offers of living support from other programs, students should consider the relative value of a fellowship from the University of Virginia in the following locations.
| Location | Increased Cost of Living* |
Equivalent of $30,000 Doctoral Fellowship at UVA | Equivalent of $35,000 Doctoral Fellowship at UVA |
| Baltimore | 6.20% | $31,506 | $36,757 |
| Boston | 41.40% | $44,450 | $51,858 |
| Chicago | 20.80% | $35,328 | $41,216 |
| Dallas | 6.40% | $30,116 | $35,135 |
| Denver | 5.40% | $32,375 | $37,770 |
| Los Angeles | 39.80% | $44,479 | $51,892 |
| Miami | 16.60% | $34,981 | $40,811 |
| New Haven | 16.40% | $33,504 | $39,088 |
| New York City | 90.40% | $71,091 | $82,939 |
| Oakland | 47.00% | $43,668 | $50,946 |
| Philadelphia | 10.20% | $30,985 | $36,149 |
| Providence | 13.20% | $33,301 | $38,851 |
| San Diego | 37.60% | $42,423 | $49,493 |
| San Francisco | 70.00% | $54,614 | $63,716 |
| Washington, DC | 39.60% | $45,898 | $53,547 |
*Per CNN/Money cost-of-living calculator as of January 2024.