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Prices in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL were 13.9% below the US average in 2024 (Regional Price Parity 86.1, US = 100), with a housing-rent index of 56.4, per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities (2024)
| Category | Price index (US = 100) |
|---|---|
| All items | 86.078 |
| Goods | 94.222 |
| Housing (rents) | 56.422 |
| Utilities | 85.609 |
| Other services | 93.088 |
| — All items by year — | |
| 2024 | 86.078 |
| 2023 | 86.056 |
| 2022 | 86.156 |
| 2021 | 88.517 |
| 2020 | 88.851 |
| 2019 | 90.039 |
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Last updated 2026-10-16. Data only, not financial or tax advice.