Columbia, SC

CBSA: 17900 · Data year: 2024

93.7

Overall

96.3

Goods

88.3

Services

79.5

Rents

Price Index vs National Average (100)

Overall 93.7

Goods 96.3

Services 88.3

Rents 79.5

Vertical line = national average (100)

A $100,000 salary at the national average cost of living equals:

$93,662

in Columbia, SC purchasing power

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Year	Overall	Goods	Services	Rents
2008	93.5	97.1	86.7	76.2
2009	92.3	94.7	88.0	76.5
2010	94.1	96.8	90.3	78.1
2011	95.3	96.4	91.8	81.2
2012	94.4	95.9	95.2	77.2
2013	94.7	96.4	94.9	78.7
2014	94.1	96.7	97.2	75.1
2015	94.7	95.6	97.2	78.2
2016	94.6	96.4	96.6	75.0
2017	93.6	96.1	94.0	74.7
2018	92.3	95.3	92.9	74.1
2019	91.0	95.7	95.5	71.2
2020	89.8	95.4	93.2	69.6
2021	93.2	96.1	90.3	74.8
2022	93.4	94.5	88.8	78.8
2023	93.2	95.9	85.4	78.4
2024	93.7	96.3	88.3	79.5

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by Metropolitan Statistical Area. Index where national average = 100.