Cost of Living Comparison

[3ChemEng]

Does anyone have a site they would recommend using to compare the Cost of Living between cities?

[wabisabi]

The two that I've found that have information for small towns as well as major metro areas are:

 

www.bestplaces.net (Sperling's Best Places . . . link at the top "compare cost of living")

 

http://livingwage.mit.edu/ (MIT's living wage calculator)

[ArtHistoryandMuseum]

I checked out the website for MIT. My state has increased the minimum wage (YAY), and that is not reflected on the website (BOO). Also, housing expenses (and preferences for standard of living) vary, as you'd might guess. Going through Padmapper or Craigslist may give you a better picture of the expected expenses you'll incur in the area.

 

Furthermore, I would not take the listed on the website all 100% as fact as of today (the data might have been accurate at one time), and also ymmv.