Overall
- St. George
- 97.3
Diff -1.5 RPP
Atlantic City-Hammonton vs St. George
Cost of living comparison based on BEA Regional Price Parities. St. George is 1.6% less expensive than Atlantic City-Hammonton.
1.6% less expensive
St. George, UT is 1.6% less expensive than Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ on BEA Regional Price Parities (overall RPP 97.3 vs 98.9). A $100,000 salary in Atlantic City-Hammonton buys about the same as $98,446 in St. George; the largest component gap is services.
- Overall RPP 98.9 (Atlantic City-Hammonton) vs 97.3 (St. George)
- $100k in Atlantic City-Hammonton ≈ $98,446 purchasing power in St. George
- Services drives the gap (-31.5 RPP points)
RPP parity plate
Pair NJ:UT 98.9→97.3
PHOTO-FINISH · CROSS-STATE · SERVICES-LED · BOTH-BELOW · PP-PAR
- PHOTO-FINISH Photo finish
- CROSS-STATE NJ × UT
- SERVICES-LED Services-led gap
- BOTH-BELOW Both below 100
- PP-PAR PP near-par
Instrument codes from this pair's BEA Regional Price Parities (overall · goods · services · rents · national benchmark 100 · purchasing-power conversion), not a ranking or recommendation.
Atlantic City-Hammonton
98.9
Cost Index
St. George
97.3
Cost Index
What This Comparison Actually Tells You
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ and St. George, UT are a photo finish on overall price level, only 1.5 RPP points apart. A salary conversion is therefore a fine adjustment, not evidence of a fundamentally different cost regime.
Services leads the difference, with St. George 31.5 points lower than Atlantic City-Hammonton. Goods, services, and rents all point in the same broad direction, making the headline comparison more transferable across household types.
Comparable population context is incomplete for this pair, so no market-scale explanation is inferred from the price indexes.
Both metros remain below the U.S. benchmark of 100. This comparison chooses between two below-average price levels; “more expensive” here does not mean nationally expensive.
For a service-heavy household, test childcare, health, and other locally supplied costs before relying on rent alone. The BEA ratio converts $100,000 in Atlantic City-Hammonton to $98,446 in St. George, but it is not a personal spending weight.
Category Breakdown
Goods
- St. George
- 96.4
Diff -3.3 RPP
Services
- Atlantic City-Hammonton
- 109.2
- St. George
- 77.7
Diff -31.5 RPP
Rents
- St. George
- 98.1
Diff -0.5 RPP
| Category | Atlantic City-Hammonton | St. George | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 98.9 | 97.3 | -1.5 |
| Goods | 99.8 | 96.4 | -3.3 |
| Services | 109.2 | 77.7 | -31.5 |
| Rents | 98.7 | 98.1 | -0.5 |
Visual Comparison
Overall
Atlantic City-Hammonton 98.9
St. George 97.3
Goods
Atlantic City-Hammonton 99.8
St. George 96.4
Services
Atlantic City-Hammonton 109.2
St. George 77.7
Rents
Atlantic City-Hammonton 98.7
St. George 98.1
Vertical line = national average (100)
How the Price Gap Changed
Atlantic City-Hammonton and St. George share 17 published annual releases from 2008 through 2024. Their overall gap narrowed, moving from 12.2 to 1.5 RPP points. Atlantic City-Hammonton remained the higher-index metro in the latest release.
Rents changed the most within this pair: its gap moved 40.6 points between the first and latest shared releases (41.1 to 0.5 points). This describes a relative price-index history, not a forecast or a household budget.
| Release Year | Atlantic City-Hammonton RPP | St. George RPP | Relative Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 110.7 | 98.5 | 12.2 points Atlantic City-Hammonton higher |
| 2012 | 104.6 | 96.4 | 8.2 points Atlantic City-Hammonton higher |
| 2016 | 102.6 | 99.2 | 3.4 points Atlantic City-Hammonton higher |
| 2020 | 101.2 | 95.9 | 5.3 points Atlantic City-Hammonton higher |
| 2024 | 98.9 | 97.3 | 1.5 points Atlantic City-Hammonton higher |
Annual BEA Regional Price Parity releases; a higher index means a higher price level relative to the national average of 100. Selected years shown from the full shared series.
Salary Equivalents
What a salary in Atlantic City-Hammonton would need to be in St. George for the same purchasing power:
| In Atlantic City-Hammonton | In St. George | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $49,223 | $-777 |
| $75,000 | $73,835 | $-1,165 |
| $100,000 | $98,446 | $-1,554 |
| $150,000 | $147,669 | $-2,331 |
$ in Atlantic City-Hammonton = in St. George
Same BEA Regional Price Parity ratio as the table above (98.9 → 97.3), computed live from your number, nothing is sent anywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is St. George more expensive than Atlantic City-Hammonton?
St. George is 1.6% less expensive than Atlantic City-Hammonton. The overall cost index is 97.3 vs 98.9 (national average = 100).
What salary in St. George equals $100K in Atlantic City-Hammonton?
A $100,000 salary in Atlantic City-Hammonton has the same purchasing power as $98,446 in St. George. This is based on the BEA Regional Price Parity indexes.
How do rents compare between Atlantic City-Hammonton and St. George?
Rents in Atlantic City-Hammonton are indexed at 98.7 while St. George is at 98.1 (national average = 100). Atlantic City-Hammonton has higher rents.
Data sources
- BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP), the cost-of-living indices shown on this page
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), gross-rent observations behind the rents component
- BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI), goods and services price relatives
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), labor-driven services component
- HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR), 40th-percentile rent cross-reference
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