Columbus, GA-AL

CBSA: 17980 · Data year: 2024

89.3

Overall

96.3

Goods

89.7

Services

61.2

Rents

Price Index vs National Average (100)

Overall 89.3

Goods 96.3

Services 89.7

Rents 61.2

Vertical line = national average (100)

A $100,000 salary at the national average cost of living equals:

$89,296

in Columbus, GA-AL purchasing power

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Year	Overall	Goods	Services	Rents
2008	88.4	97.1	90.7	60.3
2009	87.3	95.0	89.9	58.7
2010	90.8	96.6	91.5	65.6
2011	91.5	96.4	95.0	65.6
2012	90.1	96.4	94.4	60.3
2013	90.5	96.7	94.7	62.1
2014	91.1	97.0	95.3	62.4
2015	91.2	96.0	94.3	64.6
2016	90.5	96.7	92.3	59.6
2017	89.6	96.5	90.6	59.0
2018	88.3	95.6	90.6	58.8
2019	87.8	95.4	92.4	60.1
2020	86.3	95.2	92.4	57.7
2021	88.9	95.9	91.0	57.7
2022	89.4	95.0	92.5	61.1
2023	88.8	96.3	88.1	58.5
2024	89.3	96.3	89.7	61.2

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by Metropolitan Statistical Area. Index where national average = 100.