The ACCRA (American Chamber of
Commerce Researchers Association) Cost of Living Index measures differences in
the cost of consumer goods and services, excluding taxes and non-consumer expenditures
between 316 different major urban metros in the United States.
The chart below compares the
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA with other national cities participating in the
cost of living survey.
The Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA enjoys a
relatively low cost of living with a composite cost of living index of 97.1 compared
to a national average of 100.0.
ACCRA
Cost of Living Index (1st Quarter 2004)
|
|
Composite
Index
|
Grocery
Items
|
Housing
|
Utilities
|
Transpor-
tation
|
Health
Care
|
Misc.
Goods &
Services
|
|
Raleigh -Durham - Cary CSA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Durham, NC
|
96.1
|
100.0
|
87.0
|
107.1
|
99.9
|
101.0
|
97.9
|
|
Raleigh, NC
|
98.1
|
109.7
|
90.9
|
99.5
|
96.5
|
103.6
|
99.2
|
|
United States
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
|
Atlanta, GA
|
98.7
|
95.6
|
94.8
|
90.3
|
106.7
|
104.3
|
102.6
|
|
Austin, TX
|
100.3
|
89.8
|
93.9
|
123.3
|
94.3
|
115.0
|
103.5
|
|
Baltimore, MD
|
110.3
|
115.5
|
116.7
|
105.9
|
104.9
|
98.1
|
106.7
|
|
Boston, MA
|
138.0
|
121.7
|
183.9
|
145.4
|
112.0
|
113.6
|
112.4
|
|
Charlotte, NC
|
94.8
|
97.6
|
87.9
|
86.4
|
95.8
|
111.6
|
99.8
|
|
Chicago, IL
|
130.9
|
115.5
|
171.1
|
110.6
|
114.4
|
135.9
|
111.1
|
|
Dallas, TX
|
97.6
|
96.4
|
87.5
|
92.2
|
108.8
|
103.2
|
104.5
|
|
Denver, CO
|
105.5
|
105.8
|
112.6
|
93.1
|
104.2
|
114.9
|
101.8
|
|
Hartford, CT
|
120.7
|
115.9
|
142.9
|
113.9
|
111.4
|
122.1
|
108.9
|
|
Kansas City, MO
|
96.5
|
92.3
|
88.1
|
96.4
|
101.5
|
102.1
|
103.3
|
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
109.3
|
106.5
|
125.9
|
83.5
|
107.7
|
125.1
|
101.5
|
|
Los Angeles, CA
|
149.9
|
115.7
|
235.2
|
119.7
|
108.5
|
102.8
|
113.3
|
|
Orlando, FL
|
97.8
|
98.1
|
90.0
|
100.4
|
99.5
|
91.1
|
104.0
|
|
Miami, FL
|
112.2
|
99.2
|
129.0
|
95.2
|
106.3
|
123.0
|
107.2
|
|
New Orleans, LA
|
97.8
|
92.8
|
94.3
|
116.1
|
102.1
|
89.8
|
97.7
|
|
New York, NY
|
216.6
|
136.0
|
403.3
|
144.0
|
125.5
|
145.2
|
136.7
|
|
Philadelphia, PA
|
117.2
|
115.2
|
126.3
|
123.5
|
116.6
|
104.7
|
110.2
|
|
Pittsburgh, PA
|
96.7
|
103.9
|
90.3
|
91.8
|
115.9
|
86.1
|
97.1
|
|
Phoenix, AZ
|
98.7
|
103.0
|
90.1
|
93.5
|
105.1
|
110.0
|
103.0
|
|
Richmond, VA
|
101.6
|
109.9
|
97.1
|
105.3
|
99.9
|
85.9
|
103.6
|
|
Salt Lake City, UT
|
98.0
|
100.8
|
93.5
|
87.7
|
103.3
|
99.8
|
101.8
|
|
San Diego, CA
|
137.3
|
118.9
|
198.8
|
92.6
|
115.6
|
114.1
|
111.2
|
|
San Francisco, CA
|
173.3
|
134.9
|
296.4
|
111.7
|
132.9
|
110.6
|
115.3
|
|
St. Louis, MO
|
101.5
|
106.7
|
99.8
|
82.9
|
100.4
|
97.7
|
106.6
|
|
Tampa, FL
|
99.3
|
93.8
|
103.8
|
93.4
|
105.2
|
103.1
|
97.2
|
|
Washington, DC
|
137.4
|
113.1
|
200.9
|
102.7
|
118.9
|
124.5
|
107.2
|
|