Quick answer
Prices in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ were 3.3% above the US average in 2024 (Regional Price Parity 103.3, US = 100), with a housing-rent index of 121.2, 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 | 103.316 |
| Goods | 95.024 |
| Housing (rents) | 121.236 |
| Utilities | 93.332 |
| Other services | 104.016 |
| — All items by year — | |
| 2024 | 103.316 |
| 2023 | 104.676 |
| 2022 | 103.884 |
| 2021 | 99.126 |
| 2020 | 102.783 |
| 2019 | 100.036 |
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Last updated 2026-10-16. Data only, not financial or tax advice.