What is going on everyone? Are you looking to save a little money?
If you said yes keep watching the united states has 50 states as we all know and
each one has its good things and it's bad things
some are dangerous some are not some are educated some are arkansas
and some are expensive while others not so much
today's list is about how cheap it is to live in each state everybody likes cheap
especially since we might be heading into some
lean times with the economy people will be looking
for cheaper places to live today's list is about the cost of living
sort of the cost of living and how it's added up for all 50 states is far too
complicated and probably will get very boring covering each state so we
found a more viewer friendly way to do it
what is a hundred bucks worth in each state the bureau of economic analysis
does a study every few years and comes up with a list that shows
the real value of a hundred dollars in each state prices for the same goods are
often much cheaper in states like missouri or ohio
than they are in like new york or california as a result
the same amount of cash can buy you comparatively more
in lower price states than in higher priced states
you follow me i hope so let's get started
number 50 hawaii if you didn't know hawaii was expensive you've never looked
into moving here or bought a gallon of milk for that
matter most everything has to be shipped so things like milk are 4.69
on average and your hundred dollars is only worth 84.67
49. new york who didn't see this one coming
people cry in line at the grocery store in new york city
85.91 is what you get for your hundred dollars there milk's only
the good thing and that's 1.99 everything else is going to kill your
checking account 48. california california is called the
golden state because that's where the gold rush happened
these days you need a lot of gold to live here 86 66
is what you get for 100 bucks 47. new jersey new jersey is like the
illegitimate cousin of new york so it makes sense that they're expensive 88
dollars and 17 cents 46 massachusetts i guess baked beans and
good beer will set you back a little bit you get 91
16 for your 100 bucks here 45 maryland it looks like bullets are
expensive in the free state 92 dollars and
25 cents equals 100 in maryland 44. washington state not dc
your green doesn't go too far in the evergreen state you only get 92.76 for
your 100 bucks and you know i gotta tell you i didn't
see this one coming i always assumed washington state was kind of cheap guess
i was wrong 43 connecticut this is already
considered the worst state in new england without taking in the cost of
living 94 25 is what you get
42 new hampshire the granite state you get 94 34 for your 100 large
41 alaska a lot like hawaii everything has to be shipped to the land of moose
and grizzly so prices can get a little steep i bought groceries in this state
it was ugly now i was in a kind of a rural out of the way place so they were
probably a little bit more than anchorage but it was still expensive
you get 94.42 for your 100 here
number 40 vermont i thought we'd see the green mountain state a little bit
earlier i guess i was wrong it's a very
desirable state to move to and that normally means it's expensive and then
the real estate can get a little pricey but you get 9709 for your 100 here
39 virginia they got jobs history and good people so you have to expect to pay
a little extra in virginia 100 bucks is only worth
98.04 here 38. colorado hey look middle america
sort of the centennial state gets us closer to breaking even with
98 14. oregon coffee strip clubs and tattoos
will set you back and it shows 98.91 is what 100 bucks is worth
in oregon
36 florida the sunshine state is expensive
all along the coast the only reason they aren't more is because if you drove 25
miles inland from any coastal city it turns into mississippi in a hurry
99.40 is what your hundred dollars is worth in
florida 35 maine the pine state is even they are
the average you get your full hundred bucks
for your money in maine that means when you buy a
hundred dollars worth of moxie soda you get a hundred dollars worth of moxie
soda there you have balance 34 rhode island little roadie is
where you start getting a little more bang for your buck
100 and 70 cents is what you get for a hundred dollars
in rhode island you can get more stuffies than most new
england states 33. delaware the first state shows up at number 33
little lower than i thought it would be i thought it'd be higher and more
expensive this is probably because their only real major city
is so dangerous nobody wants to live there most of the time big cities will
raise the cost of living not wilmington you get a 101 21
for your hundred dollars in delaware
32 illinois illinois comes in 32 your 100 bucks is worth 101.94
in illinois you can buy a hundred bucks worth the giordano's pizza and still get
a coke god i i miss that pizza you know it's
bad when you're talking to someone about a voiceover job in chicago and all
you could think about is yes i get to eat pizza 31. pennsylvania
the keystone state is good place to save some money they have great rural towns
that have cheap yet beautiful land and your
hundred bucks is worth 102.29 here 30.
minnesota the land of ten thousand lakes is attractive in a lot of different ways
the land is great and the people are very inviting why not they got plenty of
places to fish and your hundred bucks is worth 102.50 here
29. nevada the silver state isn't very expensive
unless of course you like to hit the casinos that tends to cost more than you
have thankfully the land is dirt cheap in
most of the state and mostly because that's all it is it's dirt most the time
your 100 bucks is worth 102.56 here
28 texas and finally we get to the lone star state
texas like i've said before texas knows how to run a state
their cities have lower crime than most cities of similar size
they have good paying jobs on average and their cost of living isn't crazy
that 100 is worth 103.31 in texas 27. utah the beehive state isn't a bad
place to live education is solid crime isn't bad and
nobody makes lame jokes about having multiple wives anymore
that is all that came out of anyone's mouth that thought they were the
slightest bit funny for the longest time you couldn't mention utah without
someone saying something about having multiple wives be married to one woman
and you'll realize that having multiple ones is
oh it's not a good deal trust me but your hundred dollars here in utah
it's worth 103.50 that's not bad 26. arizona we have a subscriber here at
the world according to briggs named gary anytime anything positive is said about
the grand canyon state gary acts like he was directly involved in the decision
making of whatever it is it could be something
that happened 75 years ago and gary will leave a comment like he's the dude that
did it for the state so in the spirit of things gary thank you
for making 100 worth 103.63 in arizona
25 montana life is inexpensive in big sky country they have a lot of open land
and good down to earth people that don't know gary congratulations on that
montana and the fact that 100 will get you 107 18.
24. georgia the peach state has a lot going for it
outside of atlanta the state is very inexpensive
you have great smaller cities sprinkled throughout the state
that won't cost you an arm and a leg to survive there and that helps the state
averages 100 is worth 107.53 in georgia
23. wyoming the cowboy state doesn't have many people they are actually the
least populated state with just under 600 000 residents
that's not a lot of people kind of breaks down to six people per
square mile per square mile that's nuts anyway there's a lot of open
land there it's not too crowded it's not too expensive 100 will get you 107.87 in
wyoming
22. idaho the gem state was named after a young girl named ida
a man named george willing told people that it was a native american name that
meant gem of the mountains it didn't not at
all he fessed up later and they decided to stick with the name
anyway even using it as the basis for the state's nickname the gem state
100 will get you 108 11 here 21 michigan the wolverine state comes in
at 21 with 100 getting you 108.23 i'm sure the fact that detroit is on the
lower end of cost living has a lot to do with it
20. wisconsin the badger state is a state that has far more good things than
bad in my opinion other than a few neighborhoods in the
cities the rest of the state has very low crime and poverty it's a beautiful
state with great people and it's very family orientated on top
of that 100 bucks is worth 108.81 19.
north carolina the tar heel state is the greatest state in the united states or
anyplace else that has states and you'd be lucky to live there that is according
to my friend greg who i worked with at nike 100 is worth 108.93 in north
carolina 18. new mexico the cost of living is
very low in new mexico and the poverty is very high
but it is the land of enchantment and 100 bucks will get you
109.77 you can find land for about that price per acre
in the new mexico desert 17. south carolina
if you ever visit charleston south carolina you will probably think i'm
crazy when i say that your money goes a little further in this state
my advice is venture out of the cities and into the rural areas and you'll see
what i'm talking about 16. north dakota the peace and garden
state isn't really a place people are moving to when the
oil industry isn't booming in my opinion that may change as working
remotely becomes more common everything is cheap in this state so it only makes
sense that 100 is worth 110.38
15. kansas the sunflower state is a great state for retiring watching paint
dry and saving a buck there isn't a lot to do here compared to
any place else in the country or planet after nebraska and iowa so
you can save some money in entertainment and 100 is worth
111 11.
14. tennessee the volunteer state isn't a state of backwoods toothless
moonshiners anymore i'm joking it totally is in some parts
really but some of their cities are great and
they're very modern regardless of the stereotypes 100 is worth 111.23
13. nebraska lucky number 13 is the cornhusker state
i firmly believe that is the worst state nickname in the nation that's just my
opinion what do you think is the worst let me
know in the comment section below nebraska is a very inexpensive state to
live across the board everything's cheap here 100 is worth
111.73 in nebraska 12. indiana the hoosier state has a lot
of low-budget rural areas that help the state stay
cheap on average even the big cities aren't terribly expensive compared to
other big cities in other states 100 is worth 111.98
11. iowa if you haven't picked up on it yet the midwest is one of the cheaper
regions in the united states and iowa is really cheap especially if you like
eating corn that's like dirt cheap there actually you can drive down the road and
just pull it off the stock 100 will get you 112
11 worth the stuff in the hawkeye state number 10 louisiana and we venture back
into the south with the pelican state nothing in this state is terribly
expensive land food utilities transportation nothing
even the big cities are cheaper again compared to other cities the same size
in different states one hundred is worth one twelve twenty
three
number nine missouri the show me state will show you really low prices
okay lame joke i know moving on let's act like it never happened
missouri is a very low-cost living state and it isn't a horrible place to live
it's actually really nice especially if you like the great outdoors
one hundred is worth one twelve sixty one here
number eight ohio the buckeye state is cheap and getting cheaper thanks to
people flooding out of most of the major cities in the last decade or so
100 will get you a 113-12 worth the stuff
number seven oklahoma and now we get back to tornado alley with the sooner
state oklahoma has been cheap since forever
and that trend should continue land food utilities and
entertainment are always in the lower end of the price scale in oklahoma
and it shows 100 is worth 113.16.
number six south dakota this one surprised me i would thought for sure
south dakota would be more expensive than north dakota but apparently not
most people consider this place as more appealing state 100 is worth 113.77 in
south dakota number five kentucky the bluegrass state
is another state people move to to save a buck
they have forever it's just how it's always been kentucky always reminds me
of oregon and pennsylvania whenever i visit it's very green with creeks and
rivers everywhere one hundred is worth one thirteen ninety
in the bluegrass state
number four west virginia the mountain state comes in at number four and this
place is a great place to live if you bring a job with you it's incredibly
cheap but they don't have many jobs so you
know you might want to bring your own they're getting better they just have a
very long way to go so get in while it's cheap 100 is worth
113.92 in the mountain state number three
alabama and we finish off our last three in the south with the heart of dixie
kicking things off for the yellow hammer state whichever you prefer
100 is worth 115.75 in alabama
two mississippi when you aren't the best place to live
you tend to be a little less expensive when there isn't much demand
prices go lower that's just how things work sort of like a short sleeve
business suit nobody wants them so they're really cheap just like
mississippi 100 get you 116 28 worth the bug repellent here
and number one arkansas the natural state ends our list with the
most bang for your hundred bucks you can live good on about thirty
thousand dollars a year in this state in some places you could live like a
king not a king that gets to rule over anyone or anything like that unless you
have a bunch of raccoons hanging out and then you rule over them but
yeah their natural state why not 100 gets you 117
19 in the natural state of arkansas all right i hope you guys like this type
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