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The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce joins other organizations in more than 300 citites to provide data for ACCRA Quarterly Cost of Living Index, coordinated by the Council for Community and Economic Research.  The index measures regional differences in cost of grocery items, housing, utilities, transportation, healthcare, and miscellaneous consumer goods and services, which to compare living costs in Amarillo with other cities across the nation.

 

 

To make accurate and reliable cost of living comparisons between your area and any other participating cities across the United States visit the Council for Community and Economic Research’s website at www.coli.org.

 

 

 Cost of Living Map

 

Statistics for 3rd Quarter 2009

Composite Index

Groceries

Housing

Utilities

Transportation

Healthcare

Misc. Goods & Services

City

100%

13%

28%

10%

10%

4%

35%

Amarillo

89.3

90.6

85.6

83.5

93.0

96.4

91.9

Austin

96.8

91.0

83.6

90.3

98.8

94.3

112.2

Corpus
Christi

90.6

80.4

79.9

119.6

95.9

88.3

93.6

Dallas

91.0

98.2

69.7

106.2

96.1

102.4

99.5

El Paso

89.9

100.2

83.2

89.2

98.6

96.9

88.5

Lubbock

88.9

93.9

78.7

73.3

95.3

98.3

97.4

Odessa

90.3

91.2

88.6

85.5

93.6

93.8

91.2

San Antonio

95.3

85.7

93.3

82.7

100.0

103.4

101.8