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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 - 2009 Annual Data
Statistics for Annual 2009
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Composite Index
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Groceries
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Housing
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Utilities
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Transportation
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Healthcare
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Misc. Goods & Services
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City
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100%
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13%
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28%
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10%
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10%
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4%
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35%
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Amarillo
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89.6
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90.4
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85.5
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82.6
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95.6
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97.4
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92.0
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Austin
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96.5
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91.8
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84.2
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90.3
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96.9
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94.8
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111.7
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Corpus
Christi
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91.6
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80.7
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81.0
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123.4
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93.8
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88.0
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95.2
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Dallas
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92.1
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96.1
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71.2
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107.9
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99.3
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104.2
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100.2
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El Paso
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89.7
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100.3
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81.7
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89.3
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96.8
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95.1
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89.3
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Lubbock
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88.6
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93.6
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77.4
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76.1
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98.8
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99.0
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95.5
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Odessa
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90.7
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91.7
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86.0
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88.4
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94.2
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96.5
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93.3
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San Antonio
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95.0
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85.0
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94.8
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82.2
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98.0
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103.7
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101.0
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