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From here, the total cost of living was calculated using the average mortgage and expenditure costs.
Not surprisingly, more money is needed to supplement Social Security in states with high cost of living.
States such as Hawaii and California require the most while less expensive West Virginia and Mississippi need the least.
Using the average mortgage and expenditure costs, the total cost of living was calculated.
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