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Cost of Living Index
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Uniquely, Charlotte offers a superior quality of life with a cost of living at the national average. Check out our cost of living index below or view specific
Cost of Living City Comparisons.
COST OF LIVING INDEX
CITIES OF 400,000 TO 1,000,000 POPULATION
Second Quarter 2005 |
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Rank |
City |
All Items Index |
| 1 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
87.6 |
| 2 |
Fort Worth, TX |
89.3 |
| 3 |
Indianapolis, IN |
91.2 |
| 4 |
Memphis, TN |
91.4 |
| 5 |
Jacksonville, FL |
91.7 |
| 6 |
Nashville-Davidson, TN |
92.4 |
| 7 |
Charlotte, NC |
93.1 |
| 8 |
El Paso, TX |
93.4 |
| 9 |
Kansas City, MO-KS |
95.6 |
| 10 |
Tucson, AZ |
96.6 |
| 11 |
Austin, TX |
97.1 |
| 12 |
Atlanta, GA |
97.3 |
| 13 |
Hampton Roads/SE, VA |
100.6 |
| 14 |
Cleveland, OH |
102.0 |
| 15 |
Columbus, OH |
102.7 |
| 16 |
Denver, CO |
103.0 |
| 17 |
Las Vegas, NV |
113.9 |
| 18 |
Portland, OR |
115.6 |
| 19 |
Seattle, WA |
116.4 |
| 20 |
Baltimore, MD |
118.5 |
| 21 |
Fresno, CA |
119.6 |
| 22 |
Boston, MA |
137.4 |
| 23 |
Washington, DC |
141.4 |
| 24 |
San Jose, CA |
168.4 |
| 25 |
San Francisco, CA |
179.5 | |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Census,
2000; ACCRA - Cost of Living Index, 2005 NOTE: Five cities within this population range did not report Cost of Living data to ACCRA.
SELECTED SOUTHERN CITIES
COST OF LIVING,
SECOND QUARTER, 2005
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All Items Index |
City |
All Items Index |
Grocery Index |
Rank |
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1 |
Houston, TX |
89.1 |
86.2 |
1 |
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2 |
Winston-Salem, NC |
90.7 |
100.1 |
9 |
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3 |
Charlotte, NC |
93.1 |
101.9 |
10 |
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4 |
Raleigh, NC |
93.3 |
99.9 |
8 |
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5 |
Dallas, TX |
94.4 |
96.2 |
5 |
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6 |
Columbia, SC |
94.5 |
94.6 |
4 |
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7 |
Atlanta, GA |
97.3 |
93.2 |
3 |
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8 |
Tampa, FL |
98.8 |
98.6 |
7 |
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9 |
Orlando, FL |
99.8 |
92.4 |
2 |
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10 |
Asheville, NC |
101.7 |
97.6 |
6 |
| All Items Index |
City |
Housing Index |
Rank |
Utilities Index |
Rank |
| 1 |
Houston, TX |
75.3 |
1 |
101.3 |
7 |
| 2 |
Winston-Salem, NC |
77.2 |
3 |
92.4 |
5 |
| 3 |
Charlotte, NC |
76.7 |
2 |
78.0 |
1 |
| 4 |
Raleigh, NC |
80.4 |
5 |
102.4 |
9 |
| 5 |
Dallas, TX |
79.4 |
4 |
112.6 |
10 |
| 6 |
Columbia, SC |
87.7 |
6 |
101.5 |
8 |
| 7 |
Atlanta, GA |
99.1 |
9 |
87.7 |
3 |
| 8 |
Tampa, FL |
95.1 |
7 |
90.2 |
4 |
| 9 |
Orlando, FL |
98.1 |
8 |
97.3 |
6 |
| 10 |
Asheville, NC |
114.1 |
10 |
86.0 |
2 |
| All Items Index |
City |
Trans. Index |
Rank |
Healthcare Index |
Rank |
| 1 |
Houston, TX |
100.3 |
3 |
101.1 |
5 |
| 2 |
Winston-Salem, NC |
94.2 |
2 |
108.6 |
9 |
| 3 |
Charlotte, NC |
102.1 |
7 |
106.5 |
8 |
| 4 |
Raleigh, NC |
100.8 |
5 |
99.5 |
3 |
| 5 |
Dallas, TX |
102.9 |
8 |
101.9 |
7 |
| 6 |
Columbia, SC |
88.4 |
1 |
109.5 |
10 |
| 7 |
Atlanta, GA |
107.5 |
9 |
98.0 |
2 |
| 8 |
Tampa, FL |
114.7 |
10 |
100.0 |
4 |
| 9 |
Orlando, FL |
101.9 |
6 |
94.9 |
1 |
| 10 |
Asheville, NC |
100.5 |
4 |
101.5 |
6 |
| All Items Index |
City |
Mis. Goods
& Serv. |
Rank |
| 1 |
Houston, TX |
93.9 |
1 |
| 2 |
Winston-Salem, NC |
94.9 |
2 |
| 3 |
Charlotte, NC |
103.9 |
9 |
| 4 |
Raleigh, NC |
96.3 |
3 |
| 5 |
Dallas, TX |
97.9 |
5 |
| 6 |
Columbia, SC |
97.9 |
5 |
| 7 |
Atlanta, GA |
97.3 |
4 |
| 8 |
Tampa, FL |
100.1 |
8 |
| 9 |
Orlando, FL |
104.6 |
10 |
| 10 |
Asheville, NC |
97.9 |
5 | |
Source: ACCRA Inter-City Cost of Living Indicators 2nd Quarter 2005 | |
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