See how cost of living indexes provide info on essential costs associated with different areas of the U.S., plus the Social Security Administration's COLA for 2025.

Companies seeking to attract as many workers as they can — and reduce their own wage costs — like to locate in places that ...

Mercer’s cost of living index measures prices in 226 urban areas for a basket of goods, which includes 12 large eggs, one liter of olive oil, espresso coffee at a popular cafe, ...

In this article, we will explore the cost of living across the 50 states in the United States, highlighting which states are the most and least expensive to live in. Understanding these costs can help ...

THE COST OF LIVING ONE of the most frequently cited U.S. economic statistics is the Consumer Price Index, commonly (and erroneously) referred to as the cost-of-living index. Some 4,000,000 workers ...

According to the Council for Community and Economic Research's 2022 Annual Average Cost of Living Index report, these are the cities with the lowest cost of living index: Harlingen, TX, with a ...

Social Security beneficiaries can expect a 3.2% cost-of-living increase next year. It's a smaller increase than the 8.7% bump recipients got this year, which was the largest in decades.

The FORBES' exclusive Cost of Living Extremely Well Index (CLEWI), which tracks the prices of 40 ultraluxury goods, is up 2.5% over the past year, while the Consumer Price Index is up 2.0%.

Annual inflation fell to 4.9% in April — the lowest it's been in two years — but prices are still climbing. A spike in used car prices contributed to last month's jump in the cost-of-living index.