Slotozilla has introduced a data-driven interactive tool that identifies cost-of-living differences across the United States.

According the the AARP, the 2.5% COLA adjustment introduced this year boosted the average Social Security retiree's payment ...

Cost of Living Trends for 2025 The consumer price index and the Social Security Administration’s cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) represent two significant indicators of fluctuations in the cost ...

California had the highest relative cost of living; the state is 12.6% more expensive than the average. California metros also made up the majority of the top 10 that had the highest all-items ...

Consequently, Hawaii ranked as the state with the lowest disposable income. Mississippi has the lowest cost of living, with residents spending $32,336 annually—notably $23,155 less than Hawaii.

Cost-of-living index scores compare a certain area to the national average. There isn’t one federal index, and not every index calculates the cost of living the same, according to Investopedia.

Cost of living index scores compare a certain area to the national average. There isn’t one federal index, and not every index calculates the cost of living the same, according to Investopedia.

But as you said, the cost of living isn't going up as fast as it was last year, and as Wurst and others told me, every little bit helps. MARTÍNEZ: Yeah. Absolutely.

Colombia follows as the second most affordable country. In Colombia, 85 percent of expats view the cost of living favorably, and 91 percent believe their income is enough to live comfortably. The ...

At the other end, Springfield, Missouri, had a cost of living 15.5% below the average at 84.5. Below are the 32 Midwestern places in our analysis ranked by their indexes from C2ER.