Cost of Living Index 2025
Generally, the highest-cost regions in the U.S. include Hawaii, Alaska, the Northeast, and the West Coast, while the most affordable areas tend to be in the Midwest and Southern states.
Cost of Living Index by State 2025
| Rank | State | Index | Grocery | Housing | Utilities | Transportation | Health | Misc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | 85.5 | 95.7 | 70.5 | 94.7 | 86.7 | 94.6 | 89.5 |
| 2 | Mississippi | 87.3 | 95.9 | 72.5 | 89.7 | 89.5 | 95.7 | 93.2 |
| 3 | Alabama | 87.6 | 97.6 | 69.1 | 98.8 | 91.9 | 90.7 | 94.2 |
| 4 | Missouri | 88 | 96.7 | 74.8 | 97.5 | 87.2 | 91 | 92.5 |
| 5 | West Virginia | 88.6 | 96.7 | 71.6 | 92.2 | 96 | 94.4 | 95.4 |
| 6 | Iowa | 89.6 | 95.7 | 77.7 | 89.5 | 95.5 | 96 | 94.3 |
| 7 | Kansas | 89.7 | 96.5 | 75.6 | 100.4 | 90.2 | 102.1 | 93.9 |
| 8 | Michigan | 89.8 | 98.9 | 73.9 | 97.4 | 100.6 | 88.4 | 94.3 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 90 | 96.7 | 81.5 | 87.9 | 89.3 | 85.9 | 95.4 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 90.5 | 95.1 | 79.2 | 92.2 | 92.4 | 85.4 | 97.6 |
| 11 | North Dakota | 90.8 | 97.2 | 76.9 | 84.6 | 97.6 | 109.3 | 96.6 |
| 12 | Indiana | 90.8 | 98 | 76 | 94.2 | 99.4 | 95.2 | 96.1 |
| 13 | Georgia | 91.7 | 97.7 | 79.7 | 102.6 | 97.6 | 94.8 | 94.5 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 91.7 | 99.7 | 75 | 87.3 | 95.2 | 93.3 | 101.9 |
| 15 | Texas | 91.8 | 95.8 | 80 | 103.3 | 92.1 | 98.5 | 96.1 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 92.4 | 98.9 | 78.6 | 90 | 95 | 97.3 | 100.2 |
| 17 | Louisiana | 93.2 | 96.7 | 84 | 81.4 | 97.7 | 95.6 | 100.5 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 93.7 | 100.7 | 79.8 | 95.4 | 96.1 | 103.1 | 99.8 |
| 19 | New Mexico | 94.2 | 97.9 | 90.2 | 84.1 | 92.5 | 109.3 | 96.6 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 94.6 | 98.9 | 84.9 | 96.3 | 96.1 | 95 | 99.7 |
| 21 | Illinois | 94.7 | 98.5 | 84.8 | 97.3 | 100 | 102.3 | 98.1 |
| 22 | Ohio | 95.1 | 99.6 | 86.7 | 97.1 | 99.9 | 99.4 | 97.7 |
| 23 | Montana | 96.4 | 104.5 | 92.4 | 80.4 | 98.5 | 105.3 | 98.3 |
| 24 | Wyoming | 97 | 101.9 | 91.2 | 90.3 | 91.8 | 97.9 | 102.6 |
| 25 | South Dakota | 97.3 | 103.4 | 94.9 | 87.5 | 100.2 | 104.9 | 97.1 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | 97.5 | 97.4 | 86.8 | 108.5 | 104.5 | 93.7 | 102.5 |
| 27 | North Carolina | 97.8 | 97.7 | 94.9 | 94.7 | 92.9 | 110.8 | 100.4 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | 99.5 | 99.6 | 99.7 | 92.4 | 99.7 | 102.5 | 100.6 |
| 29 | Nevada | 99.5 | 102.9 | 111.3 | 88.7 | 114.4 | 85.2 | 89.2 |
| 30 | Utah | 100.5 | 98.1 | 110.8 | 84.4 | 102.1 | 89.8 | 98.1 |
| 31 | Virginia | 101.4 | 98.9 | 105.2 | 98.4 | 94.7 | 107.6 | 101 |
| 32 | Florida | 102 | 105.1 | 106 | 99.3 | 101.2 | 90.3 | 99.9 |
| 33 | Idaho | 102 | 104.4 | 100.2 | 73.9 | 105.3 | 102.8 | 108.3 |
| 34 | Puerto Rico | 103.4 | 112.4 | 97.5 | 170.7 | 106.4 | 69.5 | 91.8 |
| 35 | Delaware | 103.5 | 100.1 | 101.4 | 99.4 | 100 | 106.7 | 108.2 |
| 36 | Colorado | 104 | 102.6 | 111.4 | 88.3 | 98.1 | 109.1 | 103.2 |
| 37 | Rhode Island | 109.3 | 99 | 111.1 | 137.5 | 96.7 | 100.4 | 110 |
| 38 | New Hampshire | 110.1 | 98.8 | 116.2 | 120.7 | 103 | 106.2 | 109.9 |
| 39 | Washington | 112 | 108.2 | 116.8 | 96.7 | 122.4 | 113 | 110.7 |
| 40 | Arizona | 112.5 | 102.5 | 134.8 | 106.4 | 104.5 | 90.8 | 105 |
| 41 | Oregon | 112.7 | 105.1 | 131.2 | 94.7 | 114.7 | 122.2 | 103.3 |
| 42 | Maine | 113.4 | 100.3 | 133.2 | 119.8 | 104.3 | 117.4 | 103.1 |
| 43 | Connecticut | 113.5 | 101.5 | 120.6 | 137.6 | 103.1 | 112.6 | 109.9 |
| 44 | Vermont | 113.7 | 106.4 | 130.7 | 114.5 | 101.2 | 113 | 106.1 |
| 45 | New Jersey | 114.8 | 102.6 | 143.3 | 102.1 | 101.4 | 109.2 | 104.2 |
| 46 | Maryland | 114.9 | 105.1 | 133.8 | 114.4 | 103.6 | 105.4 | 107.9 |
| 47 | New York | 124.7 | 104.1 | 174.2 | 100.2 | 108.7 | 110.5 | 105.1 |
| 48 | Alaska | 127.3 | 130.3 | 131.2 | 132.1 | 115.3 | 142.1 | 122.7 |
| 49 | District of Columbia | 135.2 | 104.5 | 200.8 | 102.5 | 108 | 123.6 | 111.3 |
| 50 | California | 141.6 | 108.8 | 197.8 | 140.7 | 138.7 | 105.4 | 115.8 |
| 51 | Massachusetts | 145.1 | 102.7 | 215 | 158.9 | 103 | 139 | 114.6 |
| 52 | Hawaii | 182.3 | 134.6 | 292.1 | 207 | 143.1 | 125.9 | 124.7 |
