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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.

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1 state being the cheapest.

Hawaii

49.

California

48.

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Massachusetts

47.

Washington

46.

New Jersey

45.

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Alaska

44.

Rhode Island

43.

New Hampshire

42.

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Connecticut

41.

Colorado

40.

Oregon

39.

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Utah

38.

New York

37.

Maryland

36.

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Nevada

35.

Arizona

34.

Maine

33.

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Vermont

32.

Montana

31.

Florida

30.

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Idaho

29.

Virginia

28.

Delaware

27.

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Minnesota

26.

North Carolina

25.

Wyoming

24.

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Georgia

23.

Texas

22.

South Carolina

21.

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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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