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Cost of Living Table 12 shows the index values for categories of expenses comparing the Vero Beach - Indian River area to the national average. The index values allow for comparison of costs of goods and services within categories. The index value of groceries, utilities and health in the Vero Beach - Indian River area were above the national average. Housing costs are considerably less than the national average. Table 12: Cost of Living Index Values, Indian River area and National, 2014 Composite (100%) 100.3 100 Grocery (13.56%) 107.1 100 Housing (27.02%) 88.3 100 Utilities (10.30%) 119.0 100 Transportation (12.35%) 97.8 100 Health (4.60%) 96.9 100 Miscellaneous (32.17%) 102.9 100 Source: http://www.coli.org; Cost of Living Index Calculator; subscribed to by Indian River Chamber of Commerce, Compiled by: Health Council of Southeast Florida, 2015 Table 13 shows the average prices of consumer goods and services, from the ACCRA cost of living survey, in the Vero Beach, Indian River area compared to the national average. The Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) produces the ACCRA Cost of Living Index report to provide a useful and reasonably accurate measure of living cost differences among areas. The Indian River County Chamber of Commerce has participated in ACCRA since 1996. Table 13: Average Prices on Household Goods and Services, Indian River area and National, 2014 Food and Grocery Costs FL Vero Beach -Indian River National Average T -Bone Steak $10.51 $10.36 Ground Beef $3.60 $3.70 Sausage $4.57 $4.15 Frying Chicken $1.38 $1.35 Chunk Light Tuna $1.09 $1.07 Whole Milk $2.81 $2.38 Eggs $2.11 $1.94 Margarine $1.01 $1.08 Parmesan Cheese $3.85 $3.99 Potatoes $3.88 $3.15 Bananas $0.69 $0.59 Lettuce $1.80 $1.41 White bread $1.78 $1.52 Fresh Orange Juice $3.55 $3.47 Coffee $3.56 $4.26 191 Page - Indian River County Children's Assessment 2014 ta8-2