Overall
- Pueblo
- 91.8
Diff +0.1 RPP
Pueblo vs Augusta-Richmond County
Cost of living comparison based on BEA Regional Price Parities. Augusta-Richmond County is 0.2% more expensive than Pueblo.
0.2% more expensive
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 0.2% more expensive than Pueblo, CO on BEA Regional Price Parities (overall RPP 91.9 vs 91.8). A $100,000 salary in Pueblo buys about the same as $100,154 in Augusta-Richmond County; the largest component gap is services.
- Overall RPP 91.8 (Pueblo) vs 91.9 (Augusta-Richmond County)
- $100k in Pueblo ≈ $100,154 purchasing power in Augusta-Richmond County
- Services drives the gap (+7.5 RPP points)
RPP parity plate
Pair CO:GA 91.8→91.9
PHOTO-FINISH · CROSS-STATE · SPLIT-BUDGET · BOTH-BELOW · PP-PAR
- PHOTO-FINISH Photo finish
- CROSS-STATE CO × 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.
Pueblo
91.8
Cost Index
Augusta-Richmond County
91.9
Cost Index
What This Comparison Actually Tells You
Pueblo, CO and Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 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 creates the largest separation: Augusta-Richmond County is 7.5 points higher. But rents 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 Pueblo to $100,154 in Augusta-Richmond County, but it is not a personal spending weight.
Category Breakdown
Goods
- Pueblo
- 96.1
Diff +0.2 RPP
Services
- Pueblo
- 81.9
Diff +7.5 RPP
Rents
- Pueblo
- 71.3
Diff -0.7 RPP
| Category | Pueblo | Augusta-Richmond County | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 91.8 | 91.9 | +0.1 |
| Goods | 96.1 | 96.3 | +0.2 |
| Services | 81.9 | 89.5 | +7.5 |
| Rents | 71.3 | 70.6 | -0.7 |
Visual Comparison
Overall
Pueblo 91.8
Augusta-Richmond County 91.9
Goods
Pueblo 96.1
Augusta-Richmond County 96.3
Services
Pueblo 81.9
Augusta-Richmond County 89.5
Rents
Pueblo 71.3
Augusta-Richmond County 70.6
Vertical line = national average (100)
How the Price Gap Changed
Pueblo and Augusta-Richmond County share 17 published annual releases from 2008 through 2024. Their overall gap held broadly steady, moving from 0.3 to 0.1 RPP points. Augusta-Richmond County remained the higher-index metro in the latest release.
Rents changed the most within this pair: its gap moved 3.8 points between the first and latest shared releases (4.5 to 0.7 points). This describes a relative price-index history, not a forecast or a household budget.
| Release Year | Pueblo RPP | Augusta-Richmond County RPP | Relative Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 91.4 | 91.1 | 0.3 points Pueblo higher |
| 2012 | 96.2 | 93.5 | 2.7 points Pueblo higher |
| 2016 | 93.2 | 93.6 | 0.5 points Augusta-Richmond County higher |
| 2020 | 90.1 | 89.7 | 0.5 points Pueblo higher |
| 2024 | 91.8 | 91.9 | 0.1 points Augusta-Richmond County 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 Pueblo would need to be in Augusta-Richmond County for the same purchasing power:
| In Pueblo | In Augusta-Richmond County | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $50,077 | +$77 |
| $75,000 | $75,115 | +$115 |
| $100,000 | $100,154 | +$154 |
| $150,000 | $150,230 | +$230 |
$ in Pueblo = in Augusta-Richmond County
Same BEA Regional Price Parity ratio as the table above (91.8 → 91.9), computed live from your number, nothing is sent anywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Augusta-Richmond County more expensive than Pueblo?
Augusta-Richmond County is 0.2% more expensive than Pueblo. The overall cost index is 91.9 vs 91.8 (national average = 100).
What salary in Augusta-Richmond County equals $100K in Pueblo?
A $100,000 salary in Pueblo has the same purchasing power as $100,154 in Augusta-Richmond County. This is based on the BEA Regional Price Parity indexes.
How do rents compare between Pueblo and Augusta-Richmond County?
Rents in Pueblo are indexed at 71.3 while Augusta-Richmond County is at 70.6 (national average = 100). Pueblo 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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