States / Cost of Living
Cost of Living by State
Ranked by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024. A value of 100 is the national average — 110 means prices run about 10% higher than average, 90 means about 10% lower. Housing is the component that varies most between states.
StateAll itemsHousingGoods
1California110.7154.3106.12Hawaii110.0125.3111.63District of Columbia109.9155.0106.54New Jersey108.8134.3107.15New York107.9122.2107.36Washington107.0126.0104.47Massachusetts105.8128.198.88Maryland105.0121.1102.59New Hampshire104.2114.998.610Connecticut103.6117.097.311Florida103.4122.198.112Oregon103.4108.6105.313Colorado103.1127.498.714Alaska102.493.8106.315Rhode Island102.3105.697.216Virginia101.1106.8100.417Arizona100.7106.895.418Nevada100.0114.196.319Illinois100.093.9103.820Delaware99.8102.096.221Utah98.9107.896.422Minnesota98.691.3100.523Vermont98.086.597.324Pennsylvania97.685.199.425Texas97.196.598.126Maine97.078.997.227Georgia96.388.798.928Michigan96.282.396.029Idaho95.590.096.330Montana94.684.696.031North Carolina94.381.496.632Wisconsin94.179.394.333South Carolina93.780.596.334Indiana93.373.995.535Ohio92.873.093.736Wyoming92.771.195.437New Mexico92.273.696.138Tennessee91.979.196.239Missouri90.869.996.340Kentucky90.264.396.041Nebraska90.175.294.142Kansas90.171.294.043West Virginia89.554.296.544North Dakota89.071.495.745Alabama88.861.896.446South Dakota88.667.695.547Louisiana88.263.193.748Oklahoma87.862.893.849Iowa87.865.393.750Mississippi87.056.596.251Arkansas86.958.293.6JSON. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities.