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Regional Data Book, Vol. XI, 2009
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COST OF LIVING
During 2008, the average cost of living as measured with a composite cost of living index was 96.3 in Fayetteville and 101.8 in Wilmington, compared to a national average of 100.0.
| Area |
Composite Index |
Grocery Items |
Housing |
Utilities |
Transportation |
Health Care |
Misc. |
United States |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Fayetteville, NC |
96.3 |
111.8 |
85.3 |
85.3 |
102.6 |
119.4 |
104.5 |
Wilmington, NC |
101.8 |
108.6 |
96.7 |
96.7 |
100.2 |
101.2 |
105.9 |
Asheville, NC |
99.7 |
100.2 |
101.8 |
100.0 |
96.8 |
101.7 |
98.4 |
Burlington, NC |
95.7 |
95.8 |
86.0 |
93.5 |
95.9 |
102.1 |
104.1 |
Charlotte, NC |
94.2 |
102.2 |
79.9 |
91.8 |
97.1 |
109.5 |
101.7 |
Chapel Hill, NC |
101.2 |
104.3 |
105.4 |
86.1 |
103.2 |
106.5 |
99.7 |
Durham, NC |
93.5 |
99.1 |
79.9 |
94.5 |
99.8 |
100.7 |
100.1 |
Gastonia, NC |
88.5 |
97.0 |
75.6 |
91.9 |
95.0 |
96.7 |
92.4 |
Greenville, NC |
98.1 |
107.9 |
80.2 |
102.7 |
95.2 |
114.3 |
107.9 |
Hickory, NC |
94.6 |
101.8 |
90.7 |
96.2 |
93.3 |
97.8 |
94.9 |
Raleigh, NC |
102.6 |
104.1 |
99.3 |
94.3 |
97.8 |
107.3 |
108.4 |
Kill Devil Hills, NC |
107.3 |
101.7 |
119.6 |
87.5 |
106.9 |
116.1 |
103.6 |
Winston-Salem, NC |
90.8 |
98.6 |
76.4 |
92.2 |
89.5 |
102.2 |
99.1 |
Atlanta, GA |
97.2 |
98.9 |
91.3 |
87.6 |
103.0 |
102.0 |
102.1 |
Charleston, SC |
96.8 |
100.0 |
89.4 |
100.0 |
98.0 |
105.4 |
99.7 |
Dallas, TX |
92.1 |
99.8 |
70.8 |
105.3 |
102.9 |
104.3 |
98.9 |
Denver, CO |
105.0 |
108.5 |
110.3 |
96.3 |
97.2 |
105.8 |
104.0 |
Myrtle Beach, SC |
92.5 |
100.8 |
98.8 |
84.7 |
97.8 |
103.0 |
100.6 |
Philadelphia, PA |
123.9 |
124.9 |
144.5 |
118.2 |
104.1 |
109.0 |
115.7 |
Phoenix, AZ |
101.0 |
103.4 |
100.1 |
90.9 |
100.2 |
99.4 |
104.8 |
Portland, OR |
116.1 |
106.9 |
132.2 |
92.9 |
108.6 |
106.5 |
116.2 |
Richmond, VA |
104.2 |
97.1 |
109.4 |
108.5 |
104.6 |
108.2 |
100.4 |
San Diego, CA |
136.4 |
111.9 |
210.9 |
94.7 |
100.3 |
113.7 |
104.2 |
Source: ACCRA Cost of Living, 2008 Average Annual Data.
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NORTH CAROLINA'S SOUTHEAST
The Regional Economic Development Marketing Organization
For Southeastern North Carolina
707 West Broad Street, P.O. Box 2556, Elizabethtown,
NC 28337
Phone: 800-787-1333 Fax: 910-862-1482 |
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