Cost of Living by State and City

Updated November 2026

Choose a state for its price index, ranking, modelled household budget and local data, or jump straight to a city.

States

StateIndexRankBudget (single)Median rent
Alabama88.845$2,234$1,007
Alaska102.414$2,759$1,419
Arizona100.717$2,845$1,543
Arkansas86.951$2,100$947
California110.71$3,555$2,036
Colorado103.113$3,087$1,761
Connecticut103.610$2,854$1,488
Delaware99.820$2,726$1,401
District of Columbia109.93$3,646$1,954
Florida103.411$2,965$1,669
Georgia96.327$2,744$1,393
Hawaii110.02$3,417$1,971
Idaho95.529$2,421$1,238
Illinois100.019$2,643$1,274
Indiana93.334$2,328$1,062
Iowa87.849$2,166$972
Kansas90.142$2,251$1,060
Kentucky90.240$2,213$967
Louisiana88.247$2,261$1,064
Maine97.026$2,510$1,139
Maryland105.08$3,081$1,705
Massachusetts105.87$3,088$1,762
Michigan96.228$2,414$1,129
Minnesota98.622$2,675$1,280
Mississippi87.050$2,151$954
Missouri90.839$2,257$1,033
Montana94.630$2,321$1,081
Nebraska90.141$2,306$1,072
Nevada100.018$2,793$1,597
New Hampshire104.29$2,833$1,491
New Jersey108.84$3,126$1,720
New Mexico92.237$2,299$1,067
New York107.95$3,229$1,621
North Carolina94.331$2,576$1,228
North Dakota89.044$2,240$954
Ohio92.835$2,293$1,034
Oklahoma87.848$2,208$1,014
Oregon103.412$2,910$1,525
Pennsylvania97.624$2,557$1,209
Rhode Island102.315$2,621$1,342
South Carolina93.733$2,528$1,180
South Dakota88.646$2,215$946
Tennessee91.938$2,445$1,189
Texas97.125$2,702$1,403
Utah98.921$2,726$1,496
Vermont98.023$2,619$1,234
Virginia101.116$2,989$1,579
Washington107.06$3,206$1,760
West Virginia89.543$2,096$872
Wisconsin94.132$2,378$1,087
Wyoming92.736$2,240$992

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