New Jersey came in 44th with a cost of living average of $88,563. The big reason for that is housing, where New Jersey pays more than every state but California, Hawaii, Massachusetts and New York.

An expat's look at Costa Rica’s complex tariff system, rising import costs, and the power structures behind high prices — from beer to medical exports Tico Times COSTA RICA\'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE ...

Iowa has a lot to offer retirees, starting with a cost-of-living index for 2024 of 90, according to the World Population Review. That means it costs roughly 90% of the national average to live there.

Six months after they promised to focus on California's cost of living and affordability problems, California's legislative leaders still don't have a concrete plan to tackle the issue.

The cost of living crisis in California is real and this proposal makes it worse. Your voice has power. Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh represents California’s 19th State Senate District.

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2026 is currently projected to rise just 2.4%—the smallest increase since 2021. While modest on paper, that slight bump in benefits might fall ...

The analysis zeroes in on the bottom 60% of U.S. income earners, who brought in an average of $38,000 in 2023. To meet the threshold for a minimal standard of living, they’d need to earn about ...

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2026 is on pace to be the lowest annual benefit increase in five years, according to new estimates. But that may change depending on the pace of ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Portland’s cost of living continues to rise above the national average, driven largely by high housing prices and stagnant wages — and now, local and state leaders are ...

If we look at housing, cost-of-living concerns were most prevalent among renters, with 38.5% of public housing tenants and 32.3% of private renters citing it as their top issue, compared to just ...

But when adjusted for the cost of living, the salaries in Connecticut are reduced to the equivalent of $32.56 an hour, or $67,720.39 annually, because the dollar doesn’t go as far.

These adjustments are supposed to reflect the increased cost of living that occurs due to "inflation and rising prices in the economy," said Investopedia.However, "many weren't happy with" the ...