Cost of Living in the United States

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$2498
$5861
🛋️ Without rent
$903
$3043
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1595
$2818
🍽️ Food
$638
$1661
🚐 Transport
$100
$265
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4485
💸 GDP per capita
$82769
😃 Human freedom index
8.64
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
🌐 English speaking %
95.3%
🏙️ Population
340M

The cost of living in the United States is $2498, which is 2.33 times more expensive than the world average. The United States ranked 7th out of 197 countries by cost of living and the 21st best country to live in.

The average salary after taxes in the United States is $4485, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months.

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Prices in the United States

We calculate prices for the United States as a population-weighted mean of 2202 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.27
 Cappuccino
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$125
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21164

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Cost of living

Cities by population

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank State Cost of living
1 New York State
$3516
2 District of Columbia
$3140
3 California
$2983
4 Guam
$2904
5 Hawaii
$2865
6 Massachusetts
$2843
7 New Jersey
$2711
8 Vermont
$2641
9 Washington
$2605
10 Colorado
$2547
11 Florida
$2535
12 New Hampshire
$2530
13 Rhode Island
$2528
14 Connecticut
$2521
15 Alaska
$2516
16 US Virgin Islands
$2468
17 Maryland
$2458
18 Oregon State
$2415
19 Virginia
$2398
20 Pennsylvania
$2376
21 Illinois
$2371
22 Delaware
$2336
23 Nevada
$2334
24 Maine
$2324
25 Arizona
$2292
26 South Carolina
$2245
27 North Carolina
$2240
28 Minnesota
$2215
29 Tennessee
$2180
30 Georgia
$2170
31 Texas State
$2122
32 Idaho
$2116
33 Utah
$2043
34 Montana
$2032
35 Michigan
$1999
36 Wisconsin
$1994
37 Louisiana
$1992
38 South Dakota
$1990
39 Indiana
$1988
40 Kansas State
$1972
41 New Mexico
$1967
42 Missouri
$1965
43 Mississippi
$1926
44 Nebraska
$1921
45 Ohio
$1887
46 Arkansas
$1848
47 Kentucky
$1846
48 Oklahoma State
$1830
49 Alabama
$1792
50 Wyoming
$1786
51 North Dakota
$1728
52 Iowa State
$1697
53 West Virginia
$1625
54 Puerto Rico
$1555
55 Northern Mariana Islands
$1427

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