Lafayette, LA

CBSA: 29180 · Data year: 2024

87.2

Overall

93.7

Goods

71.2

Services

58.8

Rents

Price Index vs National Average (100)

Overall 87.2

Goods 93.7

Services 71.2

Rents 58.8

Vertical line = national average (100)

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

$87,209

in Lafayette, LA purchasing power

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Year	Overall	Goods	Services	Rents
2008	89.6	96.8	88.6	56.6
2009	89.9	94.5	73.1	65.3
2010	90.8	96.8	80.1	62.5
2011	92.1	96.5	78.3	64.3
2012	93.6	96.3	74.3	71.9
2013	91.7	96.7	79.7	62.8
2014	94.3	97.2	80.2	74.1
2015	93.2	96.2	78.0	68.3
2016	93.8	96.7	77.6	71.4
2017	92.4	96.4	77.0	67.1
2018	90.8	93.6	76.0	69.3
2019	90.4	95.1	76.9	64.8
2020	90.4	94.6	76.4	63.3
2021	91.3	95.2	80.4	64.6
2022	89.8	94.0	84.2	63.7
2023	87.6	93.0	76.2	60.3
2024	87.2	93.7	71.2	58.8

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