Quick answer
Prices in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA were 1.8% above the US average in 2024 (Regional Price Parity 101.8, US = 100), with a housing-rent index of 103.9, 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 | 101.773 |
| Goods | 97.116 |
| Housing (rents) | 103.851 |
| Utilities | 148.809 |
| Other services | 102.275 |
| — All items by year — | |
| 2024 | 101.773 |
| 2023 | 101.511 |
| 2022 | 103.636 |
| 2021 | 101.358 |
| 2020 | 101.664 |
| 2019 | 101.854 |
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Last updated 2026-10-16. Data only, not financial or tax advice.