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Cost of living per state: Lowest to highest list
If you just want the scoop on which states have the lowest and highest cost of living, we’ve got you covered.
Take a look at the states ranked by cost of living from lowest (most affordable) to highest (most expensive). This data is from a resource provided by
U.S. News that uses 2020 data from the Council for Community and Economic Research:
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
- Missouri
- Michigan
- Tennessee
- Ohio
- Kentucky
- Oklahoma
- Georgia
- Alabama
- Indiana
- North Carolina
- West Virginia
- Texas
- Louisiana
- Kansas
- Iowa
- South Carolina
- Illinois
- Wisconsin
- Nebraska
- Idaho
- South Dakota
- New Mexico
- Florida
- Pennsylvania
- Arizona
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Virginia
- Utah
- Wyoming
- North Dakota
- Delaware
- Nevada
- Colorado
- New York
- Washington
- Maine
- Oregon
- Vermont
- New Jersey
- New Hampshire
- Maryland
- Rhode Island
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Alaska
- Hawaii
- California
Higher wages in places like California don't matter when the cost of living is INSANE. It's easier and more affordable in places like Mississippi. But I guess if you want to pay $2000 a month to live in a closet.........Well that is on you.