In Mississippi,
your dollars go further due to a cost of living that ranges
about 10 percent below the national average. The most recent
cost of living composite statistics - which reflect the price
of grocery items, housing, utilities, transportation, health
care and miscellaneous goods and services - show the Jackson,
Mississippi MSA at 92.4, according to the ACCRA Cost of Living
Index for Second Quarter 2001. The national average is 100.
The chart to the right reflects the ACCRA Cost of Living Index
for cities throughout the United States: |
Jackson,
MS
|
92.4 |
| U.S. Average
|
100 |
| Asheville,
NC |
102.4 |
| Atlanta, GA |
102.2 |
| Austin, TX |
106.1 |
| Chicago, IL
|
116.6 |
| Denver, CO |
109.5 |
| Los Angeles,
CA |
140.0 |
| Minneapolis,
MN |
113.8 |
| New York,
NY |
232.5 |
| Philadelphia,
PA |
121.1 |
| Salt Lake
City, UT |
99.8 |
| Washington,
D.C. |
113.4 |
|
