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Millennials are no exception.
What throw in of expenditure do millennials spend the most on?
It turns out, the answer depends on where they live.
The states were sorted to show the highest to lowest cost of living, withthe No.
1 state being the cheapest.
Hawaii
49.
California
48.
Massachusetts
47.
Washington
46.
New Jersey
45.
Alaska
44.
Rhode Island
43.
New Hampshire
42.

Connecticut
41.
Colorado
40.
Oregon
39.

Utah
38.
New York
37.
Maryland
36.

Nevada
35.
Arizona
34.
Maine
33.

Vermont
32.
Montana
31.
Florida
30.
Idaho
29.
Virginia
28.
Delaware
27.
Minnesota
26.
North Carolina
25.
Wyoming
24.
Georgia
23.
Texas
22.
South Carolina
21.
Wisconsin
20.
Illinois
19.
Tennessee
18.
Pennsylvania
17.
South Dakota
16.
New Mexico
15.
Nebraska
14.
Ohio
13.
Michigan
12.
Missouri
11.
North Dakota
10.
Kansas
9.
Indiana
8.
Alabama
7.
Iowa
6.
Oklahoma
5.
Kentucky
4.
Arkansas
3.
West Virginia
2.
Louisiana
1.
The cost of living indexes for each state was sourced from Missouri Economic Research Information Center.
This calculation gives the average expenditure cost of living for each generation in each state.
The states were sorted to show the cheapest to most expensive total cost of living.
The data was collected on and is up to date as of Aug. 24, 2024.
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