| Metro/Micro Area |
Composite
Index (100%)
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Grocery
Items (13.31%)
|
Housing
(29.27%)
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Utilities
(10.22%)
|
Transportation
(9.86)
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Health
Care
(4.23%)
|
Misc. Goods & Services
(33.11%)
|
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Grant County, WA |
92.4
|
101.7
|
80.9
|
81.3
|
106.5
|
114.8
|
95.1
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| Other Northwest Communities |
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Boise, ID
|
94.2
|
96.8
|
81.1
|
93.5
|
102.7
|
103.3
|
101.4
|
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Eugene, OR |
109.2
|
94.0
|
131.9
|
89.3
|
107.9
|
115.5
|
100.9
|
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Portland, OR |
117.1
|
111.9
|
136.3
|
89.5
|
118.7
|
113.6
|
110.6
|
|
Seattle, WA |
115.2
|
109.0
|
126.9
|
90.1
|
112.8
|
119.3
|
115.3
|
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Spokane, WA |
94.4
|
95.2
|
88.2
|
82.9
|
102.4
|
105.1
|
99.4
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| Selected Major Metropolitan Areas (2 million + population) |
|
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Atlanta, GA |
98.8
|
106.1
|
89.2
|
96.4
|
102.5
|
101.1
|
103.7
|
|
Boston, MA
|
137.2
|
117.8
|
157.8
|
146.6
|
110.6
|
120.9
|
134.0
|
|
Chicago, IL |
114.4
|
115.7
|
133.6
|
99.0
|
113.1
|
107.3
|
102.9
|
|
Cincinnati, OH |
93.2
|
102.9
|
76.6
|
99.2
|
96.8
|
100.8
|
100.1
|
|
Dallas, TX |
96.4
|
99.0
|
75.5
|
107.3
|
104.7
|
105.1
|
107.1
|
|
Denver, CO |
105.3
|
102.6
|
114.2
|
89.5
|
94.0
|
105.4
|
106.8
|
|
Detroit, MI |
95.4
|
98.6
|
87.8
|
104.0
|
102.2
|
99.2
|
95.6
|
|
Los Angeles, Long Beach, CA |
131.1
|
105.8
|
192.1
|
112.4
|
106.3
|
110.1
|
103.3
|
|
Miami/Dade County, FL |
108.3
|
107.7
|
114.0
|
93.5
|
106.8
|
111.1
|
108.3
|
|
New York (Manhattan), NY |
223.9
|
148.9
|
426.5
|
131.4
|
127.5
|
127.1
|
144.4
|
|
Phoenix, AZ |
94.5
|
99.8
|
87.5
|
98.8
|
100.0
|
103.6
|
94.5
|
|
San Francisco, CA |
161.3
|
118.8
|
278.2
|
90.4
|
108.8
|
110.7
|
119.0
|
|
St. Louis, MO-IL |
91.1
|
97.0
|
76.1
|
106.1
|
98.9
|
98.8
|
94.1
|
|
Washington/Arlington/Alexandria, DC-VA |
147.5
|
111.3
|
251.4
|
105.8
|
109.9
|
100.3
|
100.4
|
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Source: Council for Community and Economic Research
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HOW TO USE THE ACCRA COST OF LIVING INDEX:
Assume that City A has a composite index of 98.3 and City B has a composite index of 128.5. If you live in City A and are contemplating a job offer in City B, how much of an increase in your after-taxes income is needed to maintain your present lifestyle?
100*[(City B - City A)/City A] = 100*[(128.5-98.3)/98.3] = 100*(.3072) = 30.72%, or about a 31% increase.
Conversely, if you are considering a move from City B to City A, how much of a cut in after-taxes income can you sustain without reducing your present lifestyle?
100*[(City A - City B)/City b] = 100*[(98.3 - 128.5)/128.5] = 100*(-.2350) = -23.5%, or about a 24% reduction.
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