What is the cost of living where you live?

[vi edit]

My town:
Median Household Disposable Income $39,461
Total Household Expenditures $45,474

I live in one of the most educated & wealthiest area's of Iowa.

 

[Pocatello]

Median Household Disposable:$31,214
Total Household Expenditures:$39,102
Population of Pocatello, ID : 77,181

 

[440sixpack]

Abington, MA

Median Household Disposable Income $51,854
Total Household Expenditures $54,265

 

[rpc64]

Phoenix, AZ

Median Household Disposable Income $36,411
Total Household Expenditures $42,760

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
My town:
Median Household Disposable Income $39,461
Total Household Expenditures $45,474

I live in one of the most educated & wealthiest area's of Iowa.

Which is kinda like being the best-looking guy in a leper colony, no?

 

[gistech1978]

i dont need a calculator to tell me i have a very LOW cost of living.
Median Household Disposable Income $28,631
Total Household Expenditures $38,135

a small town of about 1500 ppl in the panhandle of oklahoma.

 

[Dedpuhl]

For my zip code in Baton Rouge, LA:

Median Household Disposable Income $38,671
Total Household Expenditures $46,497

For the city of Baton Rouge, LA:

Median Household Disposable Income $28,323
Total Household Expenditures $39,283

 

[StageLeft]

By Zip:

Median Household Disposable Income $58,772
Total Household Expenditures $73,222

 

[iamme]

Median Household Disposable Income $80,782
Total Household Expenditures $106,850

:Q

 

[pulse8]

Annual Cost of Living

Median Household Disposable Income
$39,490

Total Household Expenditures
$53,285

 

[wyvrn]

Did you notice the expenditures are always more than the income :Q No wonder people are in debt!

 

[kuk]

Since I don't live in the US, here's the cost of some things where I live.

McDonalds BigMac combo (Burguer, Fries and Coke): U$1.85
Daily newspaper: U$0.62
Cheapest new car you can buy: U$4,500
Luxury house in a rich neighborhood: U$200,000.00
One week vacation at a luxury resort, with airfare: U$600.00

OTOH, minimum monthly wage: U$57.00

 

[Cerebus451]

Cost of Living Index: 116
Median Household Disposable Income $49,761
Total Household Expenditures $53,115