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Cost of Living Index for Selected U.S. Cities¹

Component index weights	100%	13%	29%	10%	9%	4%	35%
	Composite index²	Grocery items	Housing	Utilities	Trans- portation	Health care	Misc. goods and services³
Montgomery, Ala.	96.1	96.5	92.6	99.4	98.1	86.5	98.5
Juneau, Alaska	131.6	139.7	136.6	137.6	117.5	148.3	124.3
Phoenix, Ariz.	98.2	100.0	92.1	91.8	107.6	99.5	101.8
Los Angeles, Calif.	153.1	120.2	245.4	121.3	116.5	114.2	111.7
San Diego, Calif.	141.0	116.6	212.4	93.0	119.7	119.4	112.5
San Francisco, Calif.	177.0	137.9	308.2	107.0	125.9	126.6	121.8
Colorado Springs, Colo.	96.5	103.1	99.0	79.7	103.6	102.2	94.4
Denver, Colo.	103.5	107.2	110.6	88.5	96.7	104.6	102.3
Washington, DC	137.8	114.5	201.2	106.1	112.8	122.0	111.3
Jacksonville, Fla.	92.4	103.0	86.7	80.8	100.2	96.6	93.9
Atlanta, Ga.	97.2	96.5	93.6	88.3	101.4	108.4	100.5
Honolulu, Hawaii	162.4	153.6	243.8	143.7	130.1	115.1	117.3
Chicago, Ill.	128.6	117.8	169.5	109.0	107.7	121.0	110.7
Springfield, Ill.	92.1	90.7	85.9	102.1	99.7	92.9	92.8
Des Moines, Iowa	94.4	86.9	95.5	99.9	94.2	92.7	94.9
Topeka, Kans.	92.0	87.9	81.6	97.9	100.1	92.3	98.2
Baton Rouge, La.	104.1	113.1	95.4	113.1	102.8	100.5	106.0
Baltimore, Md.	107.6	105.7	115.0	110.5	101.1	105.3	103.1
Boston, Mass.	136.8	115.7	180.8	144.8	109.7	129.4	113.7
Detroit, Mich.	106.6	100.0	121.7	102.8	101.5	100.6	99.5
Minneapolis, Minn.	102.6	97.3	103.0	102.2	95.5	95.1	107.0
Jackson, Miss.	92.3	86.5	85.2	109.5	93.4	87.0	95.7
St. Louis, Mo.	99.9	103.4	96.5	94.6	96.9	100.9	103.7
Billings, Mont.	97.5	104.2	85.8	103.1	99.5	103.4	101.8
Omaha, Neb.	92.3	89.6	86.0	104.9	99.4	94.1	93.0
Las Vegas, Nev.	109.8	110.8	121.7	91.6	109.4	112.7	104.6
Albuquerque, N.M.	103.3	100.2	107.9	122.3	100.0	96.8	96.8
Buffalo, N.Y.	98.8	102.9	90.8	130.8	103.6	95.6	94.0
New York (Manhattan), N.Y.	212.1	137.1	399.2	146.6	117.4	139.2	136.2
Charlotte, N.C.	93.5	94.3	84.7	85.3	99.4	104.7	100.0
Cincinnati, Ohio	95.1	92.5	85.1	110.4	101.0	101.5	97.8
Cleveland, Ohio	102.7	112.9	100.0	115.2	100.8	101.5	98.3
Oklahoma City, Okla.	92.0	89.0	86.0	96.4	97.4	96.2	95.1
Eugene, Ore.	109.5	104.2	120.4	85.1	102.3	112.1	111.0
Portland, Ore.	110.9	116.8	109.0	117.1	107.1	111.6	109.5
Philadelphia, Pa.	119.0	116.4	126.5	125.6	103.5	110.4	117.0
Memphis, Tenn.	89.9	92.8	77.6	89.7	94.0	99.3	97.0
Dallas, Tex.	95.2	93.6	84.4	97.1	102.5	102.3	101.5
El Paso, Tex.	91.5	105.6	80.3	98.7	95.0	100.0	91.7
San Antonio, Tex.	94.2	83.5	97.2	80.4	89.1	97.3	100.5
Salt Lake City, Utah	97.3	103.8	93.2	88.4	97.5	108.0	99.4
Richmond, Va.	101.0	108.4	97.9	102.3	95.0	98.0	102.4
Seattle, Wash.	118.6	111.8	132.5	109.2	110.2	123.4	114.0
Milwaukee, Wis.	101.0	95.1	110.1	93.7	103.4	92.6	98.2
Cheyenne, Wyo.	107.7	114.8	115.6	111.9	95.2	96.9	101.7

1. Data are from the second quarter 2004 through first quarter 2005.

2. Indicates relative price levels for consumer goods and services. The average composite index for the nation is 100%, and each city's index is read as a percentage of the overall average.

3. Miscellaneous goods and services readily available across the U.S., including fast food, haircut, toiletries, denim jeans, newspaper subscription, movie ticket, beer, and wine.

Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index, ACCRA, P.O. Box 100127, Arlington Va., 22210. Web: www.coli.org.

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