Cost of Living in the United States

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$2433
$5667
🛋️ Without rent
$881
$2953
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1552
$2714
🍽️ Food
$618
$1609
🚐 Transport
$104
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4694
💸 GDP per capita
$76330
😃 Human freedom index
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
76.3
🌐 English speaking %
95.5%
🏙️ Population
331M

The cost of living in the United States is $2433, 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 $4694, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 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
$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
 Cappuccino
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4763
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19463

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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
$3277
2 District of Columbia
$3070
3 California
$2893
4 Hawaii
$2801
5 Massachusetts
$2726
6 New Jersey
$2589
7 Washington
$2573
8 Guam
$2557
9 New Hampshire
$2516
10 Florida
$2502
11 Connecticut
$2495
12 Colorado
$2456
13 Oregon State
$2406
14 US Virgin Islands
$2388
15 Nevada
$2376
16 Vermont
$2366
17 Maryland
$2344
18 Alaska
$2329
19 Virginia
$2326
20 Arizona
$2314
21 North Carolina
$2295
22 Illinois
$2280
23 Maine
$2249
24 Georgia
$2237
25 Pennsylvania
$2234
26 Minnesota
$2213
27 South Carolina
$2196
28 Idaho
$2192
29 Rhode Island
$2126
30 Tennessee
$2125
31 Texas State
$2117
32 Delaware
$2109
33 Nebraska
$2081
34 New Mexico
$2038
35 South Dakota
$2033
36 Wisconsin
$1998
37 Missouri
$1972
38 Utah
$1963
39 Montana
$1961
40 Mississippi
$1954
41 Indiana
$1951
42 Louisiana
$1933
43 Kansas State
$1905
44 Michigan
$1903
45 Ohio
$1877
46 Arkansas
$1868
47 Alabama
$1861
48 Oklahoma State
$1858
49 Kentucky
$1807
50 Wyoming
$1764
51 North Dakota
$1751
52 Iowa State
$1635
53 West Virginia
$1566
54 Puerto Rico
$1519
55 Northern Mariana Islands
$1421

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