West Virginia and Kansas had the lowest cost of living across all U.S. states, with composite costs being half of those found in Hawaii. This was according to a composite index that compares prices for various goods and services on a state-by-state basis. In West Virginia, the cost of living index amounted to **** — well below the national benchmark of 100. Virginia— which had an index value of ***** — was only slightly above that benchmark. Expensive places to live included Hawaii, Massachusetts, and California. Housing costs in the U.S. Housing is usually the highest expense in a household’s budget. In 2023, the average house sold for approximately ******* U.S. dollars, but house prices in the Northeast and West regions were significantly higher. Conversely, the South had some of the least expensive housing. In West Virginia, Mississippi, and Louisiana, the median price of the typical single-family home was less than ******* U.S. dollars. That makes living expenses in these states significantly lower than in states such as Hawaii and California, where housing is much pricier. What other expenses affect the cost of living? Utility costs such as electricity, natural gas, water, and internet also influence the cost of living. In Alaska, Hawaii, and Connecticut, the average monthly utility cost exceeded *** U.S. dollars. That was because of the significantly higher prices for electricity and natural gas in these states.

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Morocco Living Cost Index: Fes data was reported at 187.800 1989=100 in Oct 2009. This records a decrease from the previous number of 191.300 1989=100 for Sep 2009. Morocco Living Cost Index: Fes data is updated monthly, averaging 158.600 1989=100 from Jan 1994 (Median) to Oct 2009, with 190 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 192.300 1989=100 in Apr 2009 and a record low of 131.120 1989=100 in Jan 1994. Morocco Living Cost Index: Fes data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by High Commission for Planning. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.I008: Living Cost Index: 1989=100: by Region.

This statistic shows a ranking of the most affordable colleges in the United States as of 2012. To calculate the ranking the Daily Beast considered average student debt, total cost for tuition and general living expenses, average amount of financial aid received by students and average income earned by graduates in their future careers. In this graphic the average in-state attendance cost is depicted. At Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the university ranked as the most affordable, total attendance cost is on average 55,270 U.S. dollars.

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Morocco Living Cost Index data was reported at 187.800 1989=100 in Oct 2009. This records a decrease from the previous number of 189.900 1989=100 for Sep 2009. Morocco Living Cost Index data is updated monthly, averaging 155.700 1989=100 from Jan 1990 (Median) to Oct 2009, with 238 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 189.900 1989=100 in Sep 2009 and a record low of 104.100 1989=100 in Jan 1990. Morocco Living Cost Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by High Commission for Planning. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.I006: Living Cost Index: 1989=100: by Industry.

Morocco Living Cost Index: Rabat: Health data was reported at 156.400 1989=100 in Oct 2009. This stayed constant from the previous number of 156.400 1989=100 for Sep 2009. Morocco Living Cost Index: Rabat: Health data is updated monthly, averaging 155.400 1989=100 from Jan 2003 (Median) to Oct 2009, with 82 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 156.400 1989=100 in Oct 2009 and a record low of 150.000 1989=100 in Jan 2003. Morocco Living Cost Index: Rabat: Health data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by High Commission for Planning. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.I008: Living Cost Index: 1989=100: by Region.

Morocco Living Cost Index: Oujda: Other Goods and Services data was reported at 190.000 1989=100 in Oct 2009. This stayed constant from the previous number of 190.000 1989=100 for Sep 2009. Morocco Living Cost Index: Oujda: Other Goods and Services data is updated monthly, averaging 180.400 1989=100 from Jan 2003 (Median) to Oct 2009, with 82 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 190.000 1989=100 in Oct 2009 and a record low of 171.400 1989=100 in Feb 2003. Morocco Living Cost Index: Oujda: Other Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by High Commission for Planning. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.I008: Living Cost Index: 1989=100: by Region.

This statistic shows the median household income in the United States from 1990 to 2023 in 2023 U.S. dollars. The median household income was 80,610 U.S. dollars in 2023, an increase from the previous year. Household incomeThe median household income depicts the income of households, including the income of the householder and all other individuals aged 15 years or over living in the household. Income includes wages and salaries, unemployment insurance, disability payments, child support payments received, regular rental receipts, as well as any personal business, investment, or other kinds of income received routinely. The median household income in the United States varies from state to state. In 2020, the median household income was 86,725 U.S. dollars in Massachusetts, while the median household income in Mississippi was approximately 44,966 U.S. dollars at that time. Household income is also used to determine the poverty line in the United States. In 2021, about 11.6 percent of the U.S. population was living in poverty. The child poverty rate, which represents people under the age of 18 living in poverty, has been growing steadily over the first decade since the turn of the century, from 16.2 percent of the children living below the poverty line in year 2000 to 22 percent in 2010. In 2021, it had lowered to 15.3 percent. The state with the widest gap between the rich and the poor was New York, with a Gini coefficient score of 0.51 in 2019. The Gini coefficient is calculated by looking at average income rates. A score of zero would reflect perfect income equality and a score of one indicates a society where one person would have all the money and all other people have nothing.

Morocco Living Cost Index: Fes: Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels data was reported at 187.600 1989=100 in Oct 2009. This records an increase from the previous number of 187.400 1989=100 for Sep 2009. Morocco Living Cost Index: Fes: Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels data is updated monthly, averaging 178.400 1989=100 from Jan 2003 (Median) to Oct 2009, with 82 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 188.300 1989=100 in Jun 2009 and a record low of 168.900 1989=100 in Jan 2003. Morocco Living Cost Index: Fes: Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by High Commission for Planning. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.I008: Living Cost Index: 1989=100: by Region.

In 2023, the real median household income in the state of Alabama was 60,660 U.S. dollars. The state with the highest median household income was Massachusetts, which was 106,500 U.S. dollars in 2023. The average median household income in the United States was at 80,610 U.S. dollars.

Morocco Living Cost Index: Tetouan: Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels data was reported at 200.700 1989=100 in Oct 2009. This records an increase from the previous number of 200.600 1989=100 for Sep 2009. Morocco Living Cost Index: Tetouan: Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels data is updated monthly, averaging 188.800 1989=100 from Jan 2003 (Median) to Oct 2009, with 82 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 200.900 1989=100 in Mar 2009 and a record low of 179.500 1989=100 in May 2003. Morocco Living Cost Index: Tetouan: Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by High Commission for Planning. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.I008: Living Cost Index: 1989=100: by Region.

Morocco Living Cost Index: Marrakech: Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels data was reported at 196.200 1989=100 in Oct 2009. This stayed constant from the previous number of 196.200 1989=100 for Sep 2009. Morocco Living Cost Index: Marrakech: Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels data is updated monthly, averaging 181.550 1989=100 from Jan 2003 (Median) to Oct 2009, with 82 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 197.400 1989=100 in Mar 2009 and a record low of 173.800 1989=100 in Jan 2003. Morocco Living Cost Index: Marrakech: Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by High Commission for Planning. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.I008: Living Cost Index: 1989=100: by Region.

Morocco Living Cost Index: Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels (HF) data was reported at 183.300 1989=100 in Oct 2009. This records an increase from the previous number of 183.100 1989=100 for Sep 2009. Morocco Living Cost Index: Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels (HF) data is updated monthly, averaging 158.100 1989=100 from Jan 1990 (Median) to Oct 2009, with 238 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 183.300 1989=100 in Oct 2009 and a record low of 101.700 1989=100 in Jan 1990. Morocco Living Cost Index: Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels (HF) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by High Commission for Planning. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.I006: Living Cost Index: 1989=100: by Industry.

Morocco Living Cost Index: Casablanca: Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels data was reported at 178.700 1989=100 in Oct 2009. This stayed constant from the previous number of 178.700 1989=100 for Sep 2009. Morocco Living Cost Index: Casablanca: Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels data is updated monthly, averaging 170.750 1989=100 from Jan 2003 (Median) to Oct 2009, with 82 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 178.800 1989=100 in Feb 2009 and a record low of 163.100 1989=100 in Jan 2003. Morocco Living Cost Index: Casablanca: Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by High Commission for Planning. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.I008: Living Cost Index: 1989=100: by Region.

Morocco Living Cost Index: Tanger: Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels data was reported at 184.800 1989=100 in Oct 2009. This records an increase from the previous number of 184.300 1989=100 for Sep 2009. Morocco Living Cost Index: Tanger: Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels data is updated monthly, averaging 175.200 1989=100 from Jan 2003 (Median) to Oct 2009, with 82 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 184.800 1989=100 in Oct 2009 and a record low of 167.900 1989=100 in Jan 2003. Morocco Living Cost Index: Tanger: Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by High Commission for Planning. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.I008: Living Cost Index: 1989=100: by Region.

Morocco Living Cost Index: Laayoune: Health data was reported at 144.100 1989=100 in Oct 2009. This stayed constant from the previous number of 144.100 1989=100 for Sep 2009. Morocco Living Cost Index: Laayoune: Health data is updated monthly, averaging 137.500 1989=100 from Jan 2003 (Median) to Oct 2009, with 82 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 144.100 1989=100 in Oct 2009 and a record low of 133.100 1989=100 in Jan 2003. Morocco Living Cost Index: Laayoune: Health data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by High Commission for Planning. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.I008: Living Cost Index: 1989=100: by Region.

Morocco Living Cost Index: Agadir: Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels data was reported at 190.300 1989=100 in Oct 2009. This records an increase from the previous number of 189.500 1989=100 for Sep 2009. Morocco Living Cost Index: Agadir: Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels data is updated monthly, averaging 178.400 1989=100 from Jan 2003 (Median) to Oct 2009, with 82 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 190.300 1989=100 in Oct 2009 and a record low of 172.300 1989=100 in Dec 2003. Morocco Living Cost Index: Agadir: Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by High Commission for Planning. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.I008: Living Cost Index: 1989=100: by Region.

Morocco Living Cost Index: Marrakech: Recreation and Culture data was reported at 203.100 1989=100 in Oct 2009. This stayed constant from the previous number of 203.100 1989=100 for Sep 2009. Morocco Living Cost Index: Marrakech: Recreation and Culture data is updated monthly, averaging 190.400 1989=100 from Jan 2003 (Median) to Oct 2009, with 82 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 203.100 1989=100 in Oct 2009 and a record low of 172.800 1989=100 in Aug 2003. Morocco Living Cost Index: Marrakech: Recreation and Culture data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by High Commission for Planning. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.I008: Living Cost Index: 1989=100: by Region.