Cost of Living Index for Selected U.S. Cities, 2007
The following table shows the cost of living in U.S. cities according to percent of income spent on goods, including groceries, housing, utilities, transportation, health care, and more.
Component index weights | 100% | 12.49% | 29.84% | 9.94% | 10.73% | 4.07% | 32.93% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composite index2 | Grocery items | Housing | Utilities | Trans- portation | Health care | Misc. goods and services3 | |
| Montgomery, Ala. | 95.9 | 98.7 | 94.2 | 100.4 | 94.8 | 85.7 | 96.4 |
| Juneau, Alaska | 134.7 | 135.6 | 150.6 | 138.2 | 127.1 | 144.4 | 121.8 |
| Phoenix, Ariz. | 101.0 | 100.5 | 102.1 | 93.9 | 100.8 | 101.0 | 102.6 |
| Los Angeles, Calif. | 145.4 | 111.8 | 254.0 | 78.9 | 113.6 | 103.8 | 104.0 |
| San Diego, Calif. | 140.3 | 111.9 | 220.5 | 105.1 | 111.3 | 116.3 | 107.7 |
| San Francisco, Calif. | 169.5 | 139.6 | 278.3 | 88.1 | 123.2 | 123.4 | 135.2 |
| Colorado Springs, Colo. | 94.2 | 94.7 | 90.4 | 88.0 | 104.3 | 104.5 | 94.8 |
| Denver, Colo. | 103.8 | 103.0 | 110.6 | 102.8 | 95.5 | 108.5 | 100.9 |
| Washington, DC | 137.2 | 106.6 | 213.0 | 111.8 | 109.9 | 110.0 | 106.1 |
| Jacksonville, Fla. | 99.1 | 99.1 | 96.5 | 88.3 | 106.8 | 96.0 | 102.3 |
| Atlanta, Ga. | 96.5 | 98.7 | 92.9 | 85.2 | 103.6 | 103.4 | 98.9 |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 164.0 | 159.3 | 249.3 | 140.3 | 117.6 | 110.3 | 123.8 |
| Chicago, Ill. | 110.8 | 108.4 | 126.5 | 108.2 | 113.2 | 104.3 | 100.0 |
| Springfield, Ill. | 93.3 | 94.6 | 85.4 | 97.7 | 107.4 | 122.0 | 91.7 |
| Des Moines, Iowa | 90.6 | 87.1 | 87.2 | 96.7 | 94.2 | 89.8 | 92.0 |
| Topeka, Kans. | 89.9 | 90.2 | 77.0 | 93.0 | 97.8 | 93.4 | 96.5 |
| Baton Rouge, La. | 91.6 | 95.4 | 84.0 | 89.6 | 92.5 | 99.9 | 95.6 |
| Baltimore, Md. | 118.6 | 106.8 | 152.9 | 116.8 | 108.4 | 104.1 | 100.7 |
| Boston, Mass. | 135.4 | 120.1 | 165.9 | 129.6 | 104.8 | 136.0 | 127.0 |
| Detroit, Mich. | 98.6 | 97.6 | 97.9 | 107.9 | 100.7 | 99.2 | 96.1 |
| Minneapolis, Minn. | 110.6 | 112.1 | 122.7 | 101.6 | 108.0 | 102.9 | 104.5 |
| Jackson, Miss. | 93.9 | 90.8 | 85.9 | 103.7 | 93.6 | 104.5 | 97.4 |
| St. Louis, Mo. | 91.8 | 106.2 | 78.8 | 91.2 | 96.1 | 97.2 | 95.2 |
| Billings, Mont. | 104.5 | 97.1 | 119.8 | 102.2 | 94.5 | 100.9 | 98.9 |
| Omaha, Neb. | 88.9 | 87.2 | 79.3 | 88.3 | 101.0 | 94.7 | 93.2 |
| Las Vegas, Nev. | 110.3 | 100.8 | 135.1 | 106.5 | 104.4 | 107.0 | 97.0 |
| Albuquerque, N.M. | 98.7 | 100.3 | 104.0 | 87.0 | 99.1 | 98.9 | 97.0 |
| Buffalo, N.Y. | 101.8 | 105.4 | 90.6 | 134.5 | 107.5 | 93.4 | 99.4 |
| New York (Manhattan), N.Y. | 214.3 | 158.2 | 400.7 | 152.5 | 122.6 | 128.4 | 139.6 |
| Charlotte, N.C. | 90.0 | 99.2 | 76.5 | 83.5 | 92.4 | 104.3 | 96.9 |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 90.8 | 89.2 | 81.3 | 99.6 | 98.9 | 91.9 | 94.0 |
| Cleveland, Ohio | 99.3 | 106.6 | 90.4 | 113.3 | 101.7 | 102.4 | 98.7 |
| Oklahoma City, Okla. | 90.4 | 86.4 | 79.6 | 84.0 | 100.4 | 103.9 | 97.8 |
| Eugene, Ore. | 110.7 | 90.2 | 137.7 | 83.2 | 111.4 | 111.3 | 104.4 |
| Portland, Ore. | 121.4 | 124.3 | 135.8 | 104.0 | 111.1 | 107.9 | 118.2 |
| Philadelphia, Pa. | 124.1 | 124.4 | 146.1 | 116.5 | 105.9 | 110.9 | 115.3 |
| Memphis, Tenn. | 89.7 | 90.5 | 77.4 | 84.1 | 92.3 | 97.1 | 99.1 |
| Dallas, Tex. | 91.5 | 99.0 | 72.3 | 98.9 | 103.5 | 101.6 | 97.5 |
| El Paso, Tex. | 93.4 | 112.1 | 79.4 | 95.9 | 99.3 | 100.3 | 94.4 |
| San Antonio, Tex. | 94.5 | 83.7 | 85.1 | 83.8 | 100.1 | 102.5 | 106.6 |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | 101.1 | 102.3 | 99.2 | 87.7 | 103.6 | 99.2 | 105.5 |
| Richmond, Va. | 106.9 | 94.7 | 112.7 | 112.6 | 108.1 | 102.1 | 105.3 |
| Seattle, Wash. | 121.5 | 113.0 | 155.0 | 94.9 | 106.2 | 124.0 | 109.7 |
| Milwaukee, Wis. | 100.3 | 95.3 | 106.4 | 96.5 | 100.2 | 111.1 | 97.2 |
| Cheyenne, Wyo. | 99.6 | 106.0 | 103.1 | 96.5 | 95.5 | 96.3 | 96.9 |
1. Data are from 2007.
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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