Income

Alabama vs Georgia: Regional Price Parity

Alabama has a lower official price level than Georgia.

Alabama

AL · South

Winner

87.2

Official price level relative to the national average (100 = U.S. average).

Georgia

GA · South

93.4

Official price level relative to the national average (100 = U.S. average).

Visual comparison

Alabama87.2

Georgia93.4

Difference: 6.2 points — Alabama leads.

National Rankings

Where They Rank Nationally

See where both states fall among all 50 states for regional price parity.

Alabama #4 · 87.2

Georgia #21 · 93.4

Best Worst

10 Best States — Regional Price Parity

Lower is better

Mississippi

85.5

Arkansas

86.1

West Virginia

86.7

Alabama

87.2

Oklahoma

88.4

Kansas

88.9

Kentucky

89.1

Missouri

89.5

Indiana

89.9

#10

Iowa

90.4

Selected states

#21

Georgia

93.4

Alabama ranks 4th and Georgia ranks 21st nationally for regional price parity.

Related context

Price Parity in Context

Regional price parity is the government's official measure of how expensive a state is relative to the US average.

MetricAlabamaGeorgia

Purchasing Power of $100 $114.62 $111.01 Cost of Living Index 88.6 93.4 Median Household Income $54,943 $71,355 Median Home Value $174,600 $277,000 Gas Price $3.840/gal $3.716/gal Electricity Rate 16.06 c/kWh 14.46 c/kWh

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