With so much to do and see, it is encouraging to know that the cost of living in Omaha falls below the national average. In a recent survey of 300 cities nationwide, the relative price levels for consumer goods and services in Greater Omaha average 13 percent below the national index for the six components outlined below.

Greater Omaha Cost of Living Index

Category	Index
All Items	86.6
Grocery	90.4
Housing	72.6
Utilities	90.3
Transportation	95.9
Health Care	95.3
Misc. Goods and Services	92.7

Note: National Average equals 100.^{Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index, 3rd Quarter 2008}

How Cost of Living in Greater Omaha Compares

The overall cost of living index compares quite favorably to other metropolitan areas
across the country:

Cost of Living Comparisons
	General Index	Housing
New York, NY	224.2	413.2
San Francisco, CA	173.6	297.3
San Jose, CA	157.4	252.8
Washington, DC	137.4	216.8
Philadelphia, PA	125.8	149.4
Seattle, WA	124.6	154.6
Miami, FL	116.3	143.0
Chicago, IL	115.3	131.3
Minneapolis, MN	112.1	124.6
Las Vegas, NV	106.9	126.7
Denver, CO	104.9	108.6
Phoenix, AZ	101.1	143.0
Detroit, MI	100.9	104.9
Cleveland, OH	97.7	90.1
Albuquerque, NM	97.6	100.0
Atlanta, GA	97.5	88.0
Kansas City, MO-KS	97.1	87.7
Charleston, SC	96.7	90.4
Austin, TX	95.5	86.7
Charlotte, NC	93.5	102.5
Green Bay, WI	92.7	83.6
Dallas, TX	92.6	71.6
Des Moines, IA	91.6	88.7
St. Louis, MO-IL	91.5	77.3
Oklahoma City, OK	90.9	82.2
Indianapolis, IN	90.7	87.2
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