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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.

Urban Area100% Composite Index13 % Grocery Items29 % Housing10% Utilities12 % Transportation4% Health Care32 % Miscellaneous Goods and ServicesAnniston-Calhoun, County, AL91.2101.274.8111.288.889.396.6Akron OH100.2105.199.7107.9107.186.896.0Albany, GA90.1108.774.882.096.689.896.8Albany, NY108.1105.0112.6101.0102.8111.7108.6Alexandria, LA95.196.092.789.997.292.998.2Amarillo, TX89.589.989.480.492.195.290.8Americus, GA88.3105.571.088.299.8103.791.3Ames, IA96.893.7104.882.3101.898.493.7Anchorage, AK128.4134.5142.994.1122.0135.7124.8Anderson, SC91.8103.477.0101.692.399.795.9Appleton, WI93.393.081.8102.3104.4104.796.0Ardmore, OK87.392.977.384.8101.393.789.8Arlington, TX99.394.489.4109.998.3105.4106.4Asheville, NC101.1104.697.8113.194.2104.7100.6Ashland, OH88.5100.772.192.198.288.894.2Atlanta, GA95.696.290.786.399.3103.3100.3Auburn-Opelika, AL98.9104.690.2101.392.988.4106.5Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC93.2106.079.492.193.9101.499.4Austin, TX95.589.385.1110.7100.2100.3100.4Bakersfield, CA103.4107.698.4104.3111.3107.2103.1Baltimore, MD119.4110.8155.4112.5105.397.9100.0Baton, Rouge, LA96.1100.4102.278.290.497.795.8Beaufort, SC105.2106.9103.5114.399.695.7106.0Beaumont, TX95.787.195.992.5100.498.798.1Bellingham, WA113.0114.9135.983.8113.2115.3100.8Bergen-Passaic, NJ131.3112.1174.0128.9102.4106.3113.8Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD130.5108.5184.2120.6110.1104.0104.4Binghamton, NY98.492.492.6112.8104.4114.397.7Birmingham, AL90.893.573.2105.793.587.9100.3Bismarck-Mandan, ND95.3105.991.570.1102.6100.599.4Blacksburg, VA95.091.594.9102.391.197.595.1Boise, ID97.298.584.099.6108.0106.6103.3Boston, MA132.5116.7152.7138.6104.5123.5128.6Bowling, Green, KY90.793.378.2104.396.795.894.0Bozeman, MT102.0107.3101.889.1101.6102.4104.0Bradenton, FL95.8106.690.290.4101.398.896.1Brazoria, County, TX89.387.975.8100.896.095.695.6Brownsville, TX85.888.671.093.195.096.591.4Buffalo, NY95.891.897.4115.6104.892.087.6Burlington, IA97.093.894.6108.698.689.997.1Burlington, NC94.698.686.082.397.5102.5102.5Burlington-Chittenden, Co, VT120.5112.9138.7122.2102.5104.6114.2Camden, SC97.4103.487.8107.586.093.1104.3Cape, Coral-Fort, Myers, FL95.6107.987.583.7103.098.798.9Carlsbad, NM95.4102.686.699.395.396.098.9Cedar, City, UT88.7102.573.983.797.885.595.5Cedar, Rapids, IA92.094.879.1101.697.194.497.5Champaign-Urbana, IL96.998.590.897.198.2100.5100.7Chapel, Hill, NC113.0100.9127.085.7122.8105.8112.1Charleston, WV92.788.889.396.7102.993.992.9Charleston-N, Charleston, SC98.3105.792.696.693.9104.4101.5Charlotte, NC93.297.179.591.295.7110.3101.4Charlottesville, VA107.0101.2122.6100.890.694.5104.0Chattanooga, TN91.197.484.082.596.493.395.7Cheyenne, WY100.5101.7107.996.395.098.396.5Chicago, IL116.9111.2134.8117.3116.5108.5104.4Cincinnati, OH93.896.481.9103.898.095.898.7Clarksburg, WV95.095.293.192.2103.889.595.5Clarksville, TN93.087.986.086.593.998.7102.3Cleveland, OH101.0108.193.3109.0101.4104.3102.1Cleveland, TN93.4101.687.7103.491.991.392.9Colorado, Springs, CO92.895.492.086.896.2102.392.1Columbia, MO91.892.681.490.496.396.499.1Columbia, SC100.4105.282.3109.0102.0106.2110.6Columbus, OH92.091.686.2100.299.1107.790.6Conroe, TX91.489.480.196.193.895.099.7Conway, AR86.697.978.892.096.689.884.0Cookeville, TN85.786.771.482.987.587.198.2Corpus, Christi, TX90.882.479.6113.593.392.896.0Covington, KY87.886.076.8100.299.990.690.3Dallas, TX91.996.270.7105.5100.9103.8100.4Danville, IL91.194.674.2116.4109.395.890.7Dare, County, NC107.3111.7116.792.9110.2111.7100.4Davenport-Moline-Rock, Is, IA-IL96.898.798.781.4104.397.996.8Dayton, OH91.489.274.5106.1103.193.299.0Decatur, IL91.489.188.292.296.791.993.3Decatur-Hartselle, AL89.298.574.290.696.785.596.6Denver, CO103.2101.0107.5101.995.4105.9102.7Des, Moines, IA90.990.989.690.295.990.890.9Detroit, MI99.492.795.2129.5101.394.296.6Dodge, City, KS89.390.077.685.595.689.998.5Dothan, AL89.8100.380.179.791.881.797.9Douglas, GA88.6104.168.597.989.391.396.6Dover, DE99.7110.490.9108.897.5103.0100.7Dubuque, IA95.998.186.5105.299.596.599.5Durham, NC96.697.986.896.3105.5108.5100.6Dutchess, County, NY120.4109.8141.3118.8109.3110.4111.1Dyersburg, TN88.693.473.895.292.986.396.7Eau, Claire, WI93.797.690.584.8103.1105.593.5Edmond, OK91.688.782.890.297.794.398.9El, Paso, TX90.499.986.088.197.095.488.5Elkhart-Goshen, IN94.091.492.784.599.792.897.5Enid, OK93.6103.577.496.199.599.5100.7Erie, PA92.196.491.196.098.491.288.4Eugene, OR109.893.8132.385.3110.0118.2102.9Evansville, IN96.297.986.3120.097.197.496.4Everett, WA111.3112.0128.185.4110.4129.1102.1Fairbanks, AK137.4127.9148.5193.1118.7144.9118.8Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN92.799.887.478.795.8102.496.6Farmington, NM97.0101.897.187.196.498.698.2Fayetteville, AR92.195.377.399.895.292.7100.6Fayetteville, NC95.2105.182.592.896.0117.9100.1Findlay, OH94.3102.377.095.8100.691.2104.3Fitchburg-Leominster, MA103.399.397.1140.699.9112.398.6Flagstaff, AZ114.9106.6149.392.5105.5100.099.5Florence, AL90.296.679.691.094.584.196.3Fort, Lauderdale, FL115.7112.5144.092.5106.3102.4103.7Fort, Smith, AR86.192.574.590.587.987.591.7Fort, Wayne-Allen, County, IN94.493.389.387.3106.993.498.0Fort, Worth, TX91.189.878.0106.297.693.896.1Framingham-Natick, MA134.5109.4177.2131.9105.0116.1118.8Fresno, CA117.3115.8131.2123.6114.5106.8105.9Gainesville, FL99.8106.3101.899.2103.392.795.5Galesburg, IL93.099.780.0103.196.197.397.2Garden, City, KS89.791.279.986.594.089.697.5Glens, Falls, NY112.3105.4105.9128.0107.097.3119.3Glenwood, Springs, CO124.0103.3169.089.0110.9112.0108.7Grand, Junction, CO98.3101.9105.486.499.1103.893.1Grand, Rapids, MI90.7102.777.6100.6103.794.490.0Green, Bay, WI95.188.883.5118.6100.2105.997.7Greenville, NC98.5105.984.4108.597.6113.5103.3Greenville, SC90.3102.772.990.197.198.297.7Gunnison, CO110.0110.6134.585.799.097.3100.6Hammond, LA95.999.095.884.893.097.498.9Hampton, Roads-SE, Virginia, VA111.7106.6121.9108.4104.1109.6108.4Harlingen, TX82.881.575.8105.688.795.279.1Harrisburg, PA99.797.891.5110.5100.293.8105.1Harrisonburg, VA97.097.596.896.890.4100.898.6Hartford, CT121.8120.7137.8120.7109.0113.0113.5Hastings, NE93.4103.789.194.087.685.895.6Hattiesburg, MS91.9100.574.6110.396.995.496.2Hays, KS89.492.078.892.497.590.794.2Hickory, NC92.9101.191.392.386.593.893.0Hilton, Head, Island, SC114.1111.4119.8100.4101.6110.7118.5Honolulu, HI165.7160.1249.0146.6126.2120.0117.9Hot, Springs, AR93.897.385.395.785.684.8102.9Houston, TX92.285.182.097.799.294.699.9Huntsville, AL91.294.978.786.199.792.099.8Hutchinson, KS94.089.092.384.496.594.299.6Idaho, Falls, ID90.699.578.084.9102.193.296.3Indiana, County, PA93.399.784.297.797.791.196.4Indianapolis, IN87.291.473.486.7100.593.693.1Iowa, City, IA96.294.997.380.1102.895.499.0Ithaca, NY102.8102.9104.4110.4104.7106.698.1Jackson, MS96.993.094.0118.192.095.796.1Jackson-Madison, County, TN90.291.174.298.9100.091.598.1Jacksonville, FL92.9102.880.091.9103.694.597.3Jacksonville, NC96.5103.288.099.297.8101.299.6Janesville, WI96.295.091.399.399.3103.198.2Jefferson, City, MO92.993.978.597.693.395.0103.4Johnson, City, TN86.792.374.489.191.791.592.6Johnstown, PA92.997.779.4101.0101.690.498.1Joliet-Will, County, IL102.2100.9102.3116.1111.3106.595.2Jonesboro, AR88.997.575.191.188.885.997.3Joplin, MO88.892.275.9108.191.889.592.0Juneau, AK136.5133.1165.7135.1121.2144.4116.1Kalamazoo, MI91.295.681.3101.899.492.592.4Kalispell, MT98.8116.395.582.0103.6104.897.8Kansas, City, MO-KS97.894.889.299.8100.897.2105.1Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA92.690.985.985.1106.1109.995.2Kinston, NC93.8102.576.1108.896.7102.999.3Knoxville, TN89.491.482.095.184.288.495.1Kodiak, AK128.7149.4127.8131.9143.4130.7115.4Lafayette, IN98.295.682.4116.5106.2116.3102.7Lafayette, LA99.293.5110.181.2104.088.897.3Lake, Charles, LA97.499.8103.489.597.184.495.4Lake, Havasu, City, AZ111.8107.0139.395.993.598.0101.7Lancaster, PA106.8101.3118.4111.099.795.1100.9Laramie, WY97.0105.1102.390.591.697.592.7Las, Cruces, NM100.6103.7104.493.799.096.599.1Las, Vegas, NV101.9106.894.197.7104.9109.0106.2Lawrence, KS94.689.196.091.996.297.595.6Lawton, OK93.896.387.087.5106.996.296.6Lexington, KY92.886.988.793.997.693.797.1Lexington-Buena, Vista-Rockbridge, VA93.792.197.894.391.290.791.7Lima, OH93.1101.969.8102.5100.7107.7103.2Little, Rock-North, Little, Rock, AR96.592.992.2104.194.093.5100.4Logan, UT95.6104.768.485.3113.697.2113.7Los, Alamos, NM109.797.1128.191.2110.7102.6104.7Los, Angeles-Long, Beach, CA136.4106.0207.1101.7113.6109.1107.0Louisville, KY87.781.678.799.196.987.291.9Loveland, CO91.0102.779.389.691.4100.395.7Lubbock, TX89.190.080.474.897.698.397.1Lufkin, TX92.487.883.498.794.0105.598.3Lynchburg, VA95.190.792.7109.788.8100.195.8Manchester, NH116.8102.3117.0124.5100.1116.1125.0Manhattan, KS95.092.598.786.999.091.694.4Mankato, MN93.093.876.5113.5103.1104.396.4Marietta, GA94.896.884.790.397.1107.9101.9Marion-McDowell, County, NC92.1103.187.994.089.596.390.9Marshfield, WI94.295.392.299.996.8103.691.7Martinsburg-Berkeley, County, WV89.691.582.785.9103.999.990.6Martinsville-Henry, County, VA87.194.077.689.182.987.693.2Mason, City, IA89.189.473.1105.699.594.894.2McAllen, TX85.079.877.6103.192.497.984.3Memphis, TN88.292.776.286.991.598.695.2Miami-Dade, County, FL106.0110.9107.791.9108.8105.7106.2Middlesex-Monmouth, NJ124.8108.9154.1128.6103.9108.9112.2Midland, TX93.289.789.293.495.798.796.6Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI101.998.1112.798.699.2108.194.8Minneapolis, MN111.0111.6116.8104.7103.7105.4110.4Minot, ND99.999.395.973.598.291.0113.6Missoula, MT99.4110.292.298.3102.2107.2100.1Mobile, AL92.7102.780.4104.493.086.596.7Monroe, LA92.795.883.089.197.596.099.3Montgomery, AL99.2102.996.0108.499.688.099.1Morgantown, WV100.693.9111.989.9100.796.197.1Morristown, TN90.991.681.580.593.990.1101.4Muncie, IN91.091.080.398.594.587.497.6Murfreesboro-Smyrna, TN88.294.376.281.092.795.896.2Muskogee, OK86.098.068.397.580.896.793.5Myrtle, Beach, SC95.2105.778.4104.594.7100.4102.4Nacogdoches, TX92.591.083.397.793.8102.698.0Nashville-Franklin, TN88.991.771.382.692.587.3104.5Nassau, County, NY145.7123.0206.7140.7113.1119.7115.3New, Haven, CT122.1117.9134.9123.5106.3112.7117.9New, York, (Brooklyn), NY181.7130.6317.8165.0103.0111.5119.5New, York, (Manhattan), NY216.7154.3386.7169.6120.3130.2145.7New, York, (Queens), NY159.0128.3230.8172.0108.8118.0123.9Newark-Elizabeth, NJ129.7111.6168.5129.2103.9103.1113.9Norman, OK94.495.388.791.6104.096.696.8Oakland, CA139.1116.8198.894.7113.6119.9119.0Odessa, TX90.991.288.188.893.696.692.4Oklahoma, City, OK91.792.986.088.192.699.496.2Olympia, WA104.1107.4102.282.1114.9120.5106.0Omaha, NE88.392.079.389.9100.096.889.7Orange, County, CA146.4104.5242.8103.2114.6111.6105.2Orlando, FL97.897.885.4108.5101.895.5104.5Paducah, KY87.394.875.896.586.690.391.3Palm, Springs, CA121.8111.5154.2112.7110.2100.8106.1Panama, City, FL99.493.7101.599.7108.894.597.6Paris, TX88.993.680.087.494.194.093.0Pascagoula, MS92.3101.084.391.497.491.694.6Peoria, IL96.393.495.097.2101.495.896.8Philadelphia, PA126.5124.9141.3135.9105.8108.2119.6Phoenix, AZ100.7108.190.496.6108.9108.8104.6Pittsburgh, PA91.5104.174.497.0105.990.195.8Pittsfield, MA110.6115.096.2161.998.9105.0110.0Plano, TX97.4101.385.2103.9101.8102.9102.6Plattsburgh, NY100.198.995.1119.4105.5113.095.9Ponca, City, OK90.094.876.693.094.494.497.0Portland, ME116.5101.8143.0102.9111.8109.7105.5Portland, OR111.3105.8130.887.1105.8113.6105.1Prescott-Prescott, Valley, AZ103.795.2118.191.8100.397.899.7Providence, RI123.3113.4129.0129.0102.5113.2128.1Pryor, Creek, OK84.595.071.582.786.686.091.5Pueblo, CO85.6100.571.580.193.894.190.1Quincy, IL95.597.494.595.594.299.895.5Raleigh, NC98.2104.288.8105.696.7101.0101.9Reno-Sparks, NV101.1105.4101.591.2107.3101.8100.0Richmond, IN90.883.384.6106.498.495.191.7Richmond, VA104.5103.6103.2113.9100.8112.6103.2Rio, Rancho, NM95.192.090.588.694.7100.2101.8Riverside, City, CA112.5104.9136.399.9113.4104.499.1Roanoke, VA94.189.792.2104.191.197.994.8Rochester, MN99.289.691.1104.8106.3109.5105.0Rochester, NY100.094.694.2114.4108.799.7100.2Rockford, IL92.492.674.7111.2105.8103.396.8Roswell, NM95.9105.682.9104.397.5101.299.9Round, Rock, TX89.781.978.0107.087.696.697.6Sacramento, CA116.2114.7135.7109.6114.4110.8102.8Salina, KS86.986.976.087.094.794.993.1Salt, Lake, City, UT100.6100.1108.072.5102.198.8102.9San, Angelo, TX92.489.384.0106.097.696.794.9San, Antonio, TX95.784.995.382.8100.799.9102.2San, Diego, CA132.3105.5194.4101.9113.1111.5105.8San, Francisco, CA164.0111.9281.094.5113.0117.0124.3San, Jose, CA156.1115.3260.3137.2114.0119.0103.6San, Marcos, TX94.888.7100.186.890.192.696.8Sarasota, FL101.5107.7102.997.4102.5105.298.1Savannah, GA93.594.784.094.098.499.099.1Seattle, WA121.4115.1140.385.7118.8119.9119.1Seguin, TX90.790.778.5103.895.696.995.1Sheboygan, WI101.494.397.5117.3105.9105.5100.8Shreveport-Bossier, City, LA95.395.293.589.493.493.199.6Sierra, Vista, AZ97.996.599.797.2104.096.195.5Sioux, Falls, SD94.191.586.6101.686.9102.2100.6Slidell-St., Tammany, Parish, LA97.095.1101.082.296.293.499.4South, Bend, IN91.991.384.292.395.496.397.3Spokane, WA93.992.485.789.5109.1110.096.5Springfield, IL85.889.770.179.8104.5106.591.7Springfield, MO88.093.276.883.296.895.393.8St., Cloud, MN98.3101.780.7117.299.9102.0105.8St., George, UT95.999.994.285.9100.487.898.4St., Joseph, MO92.395.486.593.790.194.996.0St., Louis, MO-IL90.498.474.692.999.0100.896.5St., Paul, MN110.0107.0112.9106.8103.4106.7112.2Stamford, CT146.9121.8212.6121.3110.0113.3122.1Staunton-Augusta, County, VA96.298.393.7100.094.598.196.6Stillwater, OK90.195.581.297.988.895.793.1Sumter, SC96.3103.490.2108.497.891.395.3Syracuse, NY101.598.691.4118.4108.397.8104.8Tacoma, WA109.5111.3116.683.1109.0115.1110.2Tampa, FL92.496.384.793.8103.398.493.4Temple, TX87.483.771.8107.697.991.292.8Thomasville-Lexington, NC89.2105.577.280.788.8109.193.5Topeka, KS91.892.984.085.897.493.298.1Troy-Miami, County, OH95.496.483.9123.399.289.296.2Truckee-Nevada, County, CA146.9132.2208.3114.3121.5112.0120.5Tucson, AZ96.597.291.986.7104.699.2100.5Tulsa, OK88.491.966.595.299.194.6100.5Tupelo, MS88.191.172.3110.193.886.692.7Tuscaloosa, AL94.6104.980.6105.9102.890.297.4Twin, Falls, ID91.595.581.497.099.293.394.6Tyler, TX96.392.791.5102.1100.293.199.3Valdosta, GA94.1111.885.389.096.7102.294.5Vancouver, WA94.896.982.291.8106.1114.3100.1Vero, Beach-Indian, River, FL97.4109.183.5104.597.897.7102.5Waco, TX88.981.888.585.397.690.990.5Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA140.1107.9226.497.3109.3103.4103.7Waterloo-Cedar, Falls, IA91.789.589.688.299.495.992.8Wausau, WI96.5100.089.698.497.5101.399.7Weatherford, TX91.495.979.7107.496.293.193.3Wichita, Falls, TX86.591.984.084.482.594.587.4Wichita, KS91.890.583.689.7100.696.797.1Williamsport-Lycoming, Co, PA100.7103.596.3127.791.892.698.9Wilmington, DE105.2108.1102.0115.498.6108.7105.2Wilmington, NC98.8108.089.7108.597.6100.1100.3Winchester, VA-WV102.3104.694.598.296.8105.0110.9Winston-Salem, NC92.498.582.988.583.399.3101.5Wooster, OH92.699.572.1123.4103.094.695.2Yakima, WA95.899.886.986.8105.5117.199.2York, County, PA102.198.4106.0102.697.796.8102.0Youngstown-Warren, OH90.492.677.7110.292.486.994.4Yuma, AZ101.2107.496.4112.2104.6107.897.6

  1. Data are from 2010.

  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: C2ER, Arlington, VA, ACCRA Cost of Living Index, Annual Average 2010.

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