Cost/Pricing

Least Expensive States 2025

COLI Overall Index 2024

80.0
100.0
120.0
140.0
160.0
180.0
  • Cost of Living Index (COLI) compiles the six subcategories (housing, utilities, grocery items, transportation, health care, and miscellaneous goods and services) into a single value.
  • COLI values are relative to an average value of 100 (100%). For example, Mississippi’s COLI of 85.0 is 15% below the average, while Oregon’s 121.2 is 21.2% higher than average.