Overall
- Odessa
- 93.9
- Warner Robins
- 93.8
Diff -0.1 RPP
Odessa vs Warner Robins
Cost of living comparison based on BEA Regional Price Parities. Warner Robins is 0.1% less expensive than Odessa.
0.1% less expensive
Warner Robins, GA is 0.1% less expensive than Odessa, TX on BEA Regional Price Parities (overall RPP 93.8 vs 93.9). A $100,000 salary in Odessa buys about the same as $99,886 in Warner Robins; the largest component gap is rents.
- Overall RPP 93.9 (Odessa) vs 93.8 (Warner Robins)
- $100k in Odessa ≈ $99,886 purchasing power in Warner Robins
- Rents drives the gap (-10.5 RPP points)
RPP parity plate
Pair TX:GA 93.9→93.8
PHOTO-FINISH · CROSS-STATE · SPLIT-BUDGET · BOTH-BELOW · PP-PAR
- PHOTO-FINISH Photo finish
- CROSS-STATE TX × GA
- 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.
Odessa
93.9
Cost Index
Warner Robins
93.8
Cost Index
What This Comparison Actually Tells You
Odessa, TX and Warner Robins, GA are a photo finish on overall price level, only 0.1 RPP points apart. A salary conversion is therefore a fine adjustment, not evidence of a fundamentally different cost regime.
Rents creates the largest separation: Warner Robins is 10.5 points lower. But services and goods 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 housing-sensitive move, validate the rent gap first: HUD Fair Market Rent and the actual unit size can overturn what the blended index implies. On the BEA ratio alone, $100,000 in Odessa corresponds to $99,886 in Warner Robins.
Category Breakdown
Goods
- Odessa
- 93.8
- Warner Robins
- 96.3
Diff +2.5 RPP
Services
- Odessa
- 82.9
- Warner Robins
- 88.1
Diff +5.3 RPP
Rents
- Odessa
- 89.7
- Warner Robins
- 79.2
Diff -10.5 RPP
| Category | Odessa | Warner Robins | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 93.9 | 93.8 | -0.1 |
| Goods | 93.8 | 96.3 | +2.5 |
| Services | 82.9 | 88.1 | +5.3 |
| Rents | 89.7 | 79.2 | -10.5 |
Visual Comparison
Overall
Odessa 93.9
Warner Robins 93.8
Goods
Odessa 93.8
Warner Robins 96.3
Services
Odessa 82.9
Warner Robins 88.1
Rents
Odessa 89.7
Warner Robins 79.2
Vertical line = national average (100)
How the Price Gap Changed
Odessa and Warner Robins share 17 published annual releases from 2008 through 2024. Their overall gap narrowed, moving from 4.3 to 0.1 RPP points. Odessa remained the higher-index metro in the latest release.
Services changed the most within this pair: its gap moved 16.8 points between the first and latest shared releases (11.6 to 5.3 points). This describes a relative price-index history, not a forecast or a household budget.
| Release Year | Odessa RPP | Warner Robins RPP | Relative Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 96.4 | 92.1 | 4.3 points Odessa higher |
| 2012 | 97.9 | 94.3 | 3.6 points Odessa higher |
| 2016 | 99.1 | 93.0 | 6.1 points Odessa higher |
| 2020 | 99.1 | 92.0 | 7.1 points Odessa higher |
| 2024 | 93.9 | 93.8 | 0.1 points Odessa 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 Odessa would need to be in Warner Robins for the same purchasing power:
| In Odessa | In Warner Robins | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $49,943 | $-57 |
| $75,000 | $74,915 | $-85 |
| $100,000 | $99,886 | $-114 |
| $150,000 | $149,829 | $-171 |
$ in Odessa = in Warner Robins
Same BEA Regional Price Parity ratio as the table above (93.9 → 93.8), computed live from your number, nothing is sent anywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Warner Robins more expensive than Odessa?
Warner Robins is 0.1% less expensive than Odessa. The overall cost index is 93.8 vs 93.9 (national average = 100).
What salary in Warner Robins equals $100K in Odessa?
A $100,000 salary in Odessa has the same purchasing power as $99,886 in Warner Robins. This is based on the BEA Regional Price Parity indexes.
How do rents compare between Odessa and Warner Robins?
Rents in Odessa are indexed at 89.7 while Warner Robins is at 79.2 (national average = 100). Odessa 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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