Quick answer
Prices in Lima, OH were 10.3% below the US average in 2024 (Regional Price Parity 89.7, US = 100), with a housing-rent index of 57.3, 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 | 89.669 |
| Goods | 93.628 |
| Housing (rents) | 57.275 |
| Utilities | 95.814 |
| Other services | 98.939 |
| — All items by year — | |
| 2024 | 89.669 |
| 2023 | 87.637 |
| 2022 | 89.456 |
| 2021 | 88.747 |
| 2020 | 89.319 |
| 2019 | 89.788 |
Related
- Cost of living in Lewiston, ID-WA vs US average (2024)
- Cost of living in Lexington-Fayette, KY vs US average (2024)
- Cost of living in Lexington Park, MD vs US average (2024)
- Cost of living in Lincoln, NE vs US average (2024)
- Cost of living in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR vs US average (2024)
- Cost of living in Logan, UT-ID vs US average (2024)
- Cost of living in Longview-Kelso, WA vs US average (2024)
- Cost of living in Longview, TX vs US average (2024)
Last updated 2026-10-16. Data only, not financial or tax advice.