Overall
- Gulfport-Biloxi
- 90.0
- Lima
- 89.7
Diff -0.3 RPP
Gulfport-Biloxi vs Lima
Cost of living comparison based on BEA Regional Price Parities. Lima is 0.4% less expensive than Gulfport-Biloxi.
0.4% less expensive
Lima, OH is 0.4% less expensive than Gulfport-Biloxi, MS on BEA Regional Price Parities (overall RPP 89.7 vs 90.0). A $100,000 salary in Gulfport-Biloxi buys about the same as $99,626 in Lima; the largest component gap is services.
- Overall RPP 90.0 (Gulfport-Biloxi) vs 89.7 (Lima)
- $100k in Gulfport-Biloxi ≈ $99,626 purchasing power in Lima
- Services drives the gap (+19.5 RPP points)
RPP parity plate
Pair MS:OH 90.0→89.7
PHOTO-FINISH · CROSS-STATE · SPLIT-BUDGET · BOTH-BELOW · PP-PAR
- PHOTO-FINISH Photo finish
- CROSS-STATE MS × OH
- SPLIT-BUDGET Split budget
- 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.
Gulfport-Biloxi
90.0
Cost Index
Lima
89.7
Cost Index
What This Comparison Actually Tells You
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS and Lima, OH are a photo finish on overall price level, only 0.3 RPP points apart. A salary conversion is therefore a fine adjustment, not evidence of a fundamentally different cost regime.
Services creates the largest separation: Lima is 19.5 points higher. But services move against the overall direction, so this is a split budget rather than a clean across-the-board winner.
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 Gulfport-Biloxi to $99,626 in Lima, but it is not a personal spending weight.
Category Breakdown
Goods
- Gulfport-Biloxi
- 96.2
- Lima
- 93.6
Diff -2.6 RPP
Services
- Gulfport-Biloxi
- 76.3
- Lima
- 95.8
Diff +19.5 RPP
Rents
- Gulfport-Biloxi
- 67.9
- Lima
- 57.3
Diff -10.6 RPP
| Category | Gulfport-Biloxi | Lima | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 90.0 | 89.7 | -0.3 |
| Goods | 96.2 | 93.6 | -2.6 |
| Services | 76.3 | 95.8 | +19.5 |
| Rents | 67.9 | 57.3 | -10.6 |
Visual Comparison
Overall
Gulfport-Biloxi 90.0
Lima 89.7
Goods
Gulfport-Biloxi 96.2
Lima 93.6
Services
Gulfport-Biloxi 76.3
Lima 95.8
Rents
Gulfport-Biloxi 67.9
Lima 57.3
Vertical line = national average (100)
How the Price Gap Changed
Gulfport-Biloxi and Lima share 17 published annual releases from 2008 through 2024. Their overall gap narrowed, moving from 2.4 to 0.3 RPP points. Gulfport-Biloxi remained the higher-index metro in the latest release.
Rents changed the most within this pair: its gap moved 11.1 points between the first and latest shared releases (21.7 to 10.6 points). This describes a relative price-index history, not a forecast or a household budget.
| Release Year | Gulfport-Biloxi RPP | Lima RPP | Relative Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 95.3 | 92.9 | 2.4 points Gulfport-Biloxi higher |
| 2012 | 94.3 | 91.4 | 2.9 points Gulfport-Biloxi higher |
| 2016 | 92.5 | 88.5 | 4.0 points Gulfport-Biloxi higher |
| 2020 | 89.2 | 89.3 | 0.1 points Lima higher |
| 2024 | 90.0 | 89.7 | 0.3 points Gulfport-Biloxi 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 Gulfport-Biloxi would need to be in Lima for the same purchasing power:
| In Gulfport-Biloxi | In Lima | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $49,813 | $-187 |
| $75,000 | $74,719 | $-281 |
| $100,000 | $99,626 | $-374 |
| $150,000 | $149,438 | $-562 |
$ in Gulfport-Biloxi = in Lima
Same BEA Regional Price Parity ratio as the table above (90.0 → 89.7), computed live from your number, nothing is sent anywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Lima more expensive than Gulfport-Biloxi?
Lima is 0.4% less expensive than Gulfport-Biloxi. The overall cost index is 89.7 vs 90.0 (national average = 100).
What salary in Lima equals $100K in Gulfport-Biloxi?
A $100,000 salary in Gulfport-Biloxi has the same purchasing power as $99,626 in Lima. This is based on the BEA Regional Price Parity indexes.
How do rents compare between Gulfport-Biloxi and Lima?
Rents in Gulfport-Biloxi are indexed at 67.9 while Lima is at 57.3 (national average = 100). Gulfport-Biloxi 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
Every figure on PlainCost is rendered directly from BEA Regional Price Parity source data, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, our changelog, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-11. Rankings measure the published cost-of-living index only; we don't recommend where to live or rate any metro's quality of life.