Regional Data Book, Vol. X,  2008


COST OF LIVING

During 2007, the average cost of living as measured with a composite cost of living index was 96.6 in Fayetteville and 100.2 in Wilmington, compared to a national average of 100.0.

 

Area

Composite Index

Grocery Items

Housing

Utilities

Trans-portation

Health Care

Misc.

United States

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Fayetteville, NC

96.6

103.7

83.2

88.0

96.0

114.8

105.1

Wilmington, NC

100.2

106.7

98.5

93.2

102.9

113.0

98.9

Asheville, NC

99.6

101.3

104.6

92.7

95.2

103.2

97.9

Burlington, NC

93.9

97.4

85.9

88.1

94.8

100.3

99.6

Charlotte, NC

89.7

99.1

75.6

83.2

92.3

104.3

96.8

Dare County, NC

112.4

102.5

138.2

83.9

113.7

102.8

103.7

Durham, NC

89.8

96.6

79.8

90.5

93.4

96.3

93.4

Gastonia, NC

88.8

98.3

72.9

82.6

104.4

100.7

94.7

Goldsboro, NC

91.7

103.6

80.5

88.1

105.9

90.8

94.0

Greenville, NC

97.4

110.9

78.3

106.3

97.2

113.9

103.3

Hickory, NC

94.9

99.8

91.9

90.7

90.6

99.2

97.5

Raleigh, NC

99.3

102.1

96.7

91.3

95.6

103.7

103.1

Kill Devil Hills, NC

111.0

105.1

129.9

84.7

109.1

113.1

105.8

Kinston, NC

92.1

97.9

74.6

104.1

100.6

95.5

97.7

Winston-Salem, NC

89.8

97.7

75.4

85.1

88.5

101.9

98.3

Atlanta, GA

96.1

98.7

91.8

84.9

103.5

103.4

98.7

Charleston, SC

97.8

100.5

90.3

102.0

97.8

110.3

100.1

Dallas, TX

91.2

99.0

71.5

98.6

103.4

101.6

97.4

Denver, CO

103.4

102.9

109.3

102.4

95.4

108.5

100.8

Myrtle Beach, SC

93.8

105.1

80.1

86.2

97.2

101.3

100.8

Philadelphia, PA

123.5

124.4

144.4

116.1

105.8

111.0

115.2

Phoenix, AZ

100.6

100.5

100.9

93.6

100.7

101.0

102.4

Portland, OR

120.8

124.3

134.3

103.6

111.0

107.9

118.0

Richmond, VA

106.4

94.7

111.4

112.3

108.0

102.1

105.2

San Diego, CA

139.5

111.9

218.1

104.7

111.2

116.3

107.5

Source: ACCRA Cost of Living, 2007 Average Annual Data.




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