Overall
- Richmond
- 97.9
Diff +0.1 RPP
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent vs Richmond
Cost of living comparison based on BEA Regional Price Parities. Richmond is 0.1% more expensive than Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent.
0.1% more expensive
Richmond, VA is 0.1% more expensive than Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL on BEA Regional Price Parities (overall RPP 97.9 vs 97.7). A $100,000 salary in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent buys about the same as $100,144 in Richmond; the largest component gap is services.
- Overall RPP 97.7 (Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent) vs 97.9 (Richmond)
- $100k in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent ≈ $100,144 purchasing power in Richmond
- Services drives the gap (+0.7 RPP points)
RPP parity plate
Pair FL:VA 97.7→97.9
PHOTO-FINISH · CROSS-STATE · SERVICES-LED · BOTH-BELOW · PP-PAR
- PHOTO-FINISH Photo finish
- CROSS-STATE FL × VA
- 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.
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
97.7
Cost Index
Richmond
97.9
Cost Index
What This Comparison Actually Tells You
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL and Richmond, VA 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.
Services leads the difference, with Richmond 0.7 points higher than Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent. 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent to $100,144 in Richmond, but it is not a personal spending weight.
Category Breakdown
Goods
- Richmond
- 96.8
Diff +0.5 RPP
Services
- Richmond
- 89.2
Diff +0.7 RPP
Rents
- Richmond
- 99.1
Diff +0.4 RPP
| Category | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent | Richmond | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 97.7 | 97.9 | +0.1 |
| Goods | 96.2 | 96.8 | +0.5 |
| Services | 88.5 | 89.2 | +0.7 |
| Rents | 98.8 | 99.1 | +0.4 |
Visual Comparison
Overall
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent 97.7
Richmond 97.9
Goods
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent 96.2
Richmond 96.8
Services
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent 88.5
Richmond 89.2
Rents
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent 98.8
Richmond 99.1
Vertical line = national average (100)
Salary Equivalents
What a salary in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent would need to be in Richmond for the same purchasing power:
| In Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent | In Richmond | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $50,072 | +$72 |
| $75,000 | $75,108 | +$108 |
| $100,000 | $100,144 | +$144 |
| $150,000 | $150,216 | +$216 |
$ in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent = in Richmond
Same BEA Regional Price Parity ratio as the table above (97.7 → 97.9), computed live from your number, nothing is sent anywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Richmond more expensive than Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent?
Richmond is 0.1% more expensive than Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent. The overall cost index is 97.9 vs 97.7 (national average = 100).
What salary in Richmond equals $100K in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent?
A $100,000 salary in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent has the same purchasing power as $100,144 in Richmond. This is based on the BEA Regional Price Parity indexes.
How do rents compare between Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent and Richmond?
Rents in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent are indexed at 98.8 while Richmond is at 99.1 (national average = 100). Richmond 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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