Cost of Living Changes by Location

Cities are ranked by the percentage change in the cost of necessities like housing, groceries, transportation and medical expenses between 2024 and 2025

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Data was available for 236 U.S. cities. Applied data comes from The Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Source: SmartAsset 2026 StudyGet the dataEmbed