Pinellas County · Florida
St. Petersburg cost of living (FL)
Price levels published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, with the national average set to 100 — so 108 means things cost 8% more here than the US average.
Quick answer
St. Petersburg costs in line with the national average — all-items price level 100.9, rank 44 of 94 covered metros. A $100,000 national-average salary needs to be $100,890 here. Housing is the reason, at 125.8.
- All items
- 100.9US average = 100
- Housing
- 125.825.8% above the national average
- Goods
- 95.54.5% below the national average
- Other services
- 97.62.4% below the national average
Price level by component
Where the difference actually comes from.
| Component | Index | vs US | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goods | 95.5 | -4.5% | Groceries, fuel, clothing, durable purchases. |
| Housing | 125.8 | +25.8% | Rents and imputed rents — the biggest single swing factor. |
| Utilities | 88.5 | -11.5% | Electricity, gas, water and other household energy. |
| Other services | 97.6 | -2.4% | Healthcare, dining, repairs, personal services. |
What your salary is worth in St. Petersburg, FL
Enter a salary. We deflate it by the local price level (100.9 where 100 is the US average) and show what you would need to earn here to match the same pay somewhere average.
- Real value here
- $72,468
- Needed to match US average
- $73,764
- Monthly difference
- $54
What a local paycheck is really worth
Nominal pay is only half the story.
$73,113 median household income in St. Petersburg is worth $72,468 in national-average dollars. BEA calls that real income: income × 100 ÷ 100.9.
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2024 BEA Regional Price Parities, published for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. Parities are metro-wide, so a single neighbourhood can sit well above or below these figures.