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- (Briggs) What is going on everyone,
let's talk about the cheapest and the most expensive states
we have here in the US.
The cost of living is a great stat
that doesn't really tell the average person much.
It's a nice way to rank places,
but what does it really tell you?
Luckily, if you look
at the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey,
you can find out how much a buck will get ya.
Actually, it tells you the real value
of a hundred dollars
compared to the average in the United States.
Really the cost of living is a subject
that can include far too much math
to make a video enjoyable.
Maybe you're someone that would enjoy that video
if you have a dating profile that says you enjoy puppies,
sunsets, the "Hallmark Channel,"
advanced mathematical concept,
partial differential equations, and statistics.
That person might really like a whole video
on how you break down the cost of living.
We're not doing that here.
Today's video has all 50 states,
and it will be a little faster pace than normal.
That's what I normally do when we list all 50 states,
okay from best to worst, let's see what the real value
of $100 is in each state.
Number one, starting off our list
is our old friend, Mississippi, if Mississippi is anything,
it is a cheap place to live.
Matter of fact, a hundred dollars is worth $116.25,
so you can buy some extra sweet tea in Mississippi.
Here's your brain check question, on February 14th, 2005,
YouTube was founded,
what was a hundred dollars then worth today?
We'll give you the answer after number 49.
Number two, Arkansas, the natural state
is a pretty cheap place to live,
besides their dollar carrying a little more value
than most states,
Arkansas has a lot of outdoor activities to do
that don't cost you a dime.
That's one of the things they lead the country in.
$100 is worth $115.30 in Arkansas.
Number three, Alabama, the yellow hammer state
is a cheap place to live like most Southern states.
In Alabama, a hundred dollars is worth $114.55,
you can buy like you extra those window flags
that say roll tide.
So you can go to the game, drive around town,
letting everyone know you're a big fan of Alabama.
Number four, West Virginia, that's right,
the mountain state is a cheap place to live.
If you didn't know that already,
you haven't been paying attention, $100 is worth $112.90.
Number five, Oklahoma.
The sooner state is a cheap place to live,
that's one of the best things about this place.
Sure it's in tornado alley,
but it's still a great place to live, good people here.
$100 is worth $112.80 in Oklahoma.
Number nine, Kentucky, I mean number six, Kentucky
they're backwards so I might as well be backwards, I guess.
Anyway, Kentucky is a pretty cheap place to live.
That whole section on the country is
get closer to these coasts it gets a little more expensive,
but a hundred dollars is worth $112.60 in Kentucky.
Number seven, South Dakota,
South Dakota is getting a better reputation
and more people are moving there.
I don't know how much longer this is going to be the case,
but a hundred dollars will get you $112.20 in South Dakota.
Number eight, Louisiana, if you're looking to save a buck,
Louisiana is a great place to move.
I mean, they're land's cheap, they get paid okay,
sure they got some really nasty towns in some places,
but their wages are okay.
They're an inexpensive state to live
and a $100 is worth $112.15.
Think of all the extra crawfish you could buy with that.
Number nine, Ohio, Ohio is another state
that's pretty inexpensive to live,
mainly 'cause it's in the rust belt.
Most rust belt states and most Southern states
are pretty expensive places to live,
in most cases I should say.
In Ohio, a hundred bucks will get you $112,
so you could buy a extra throat lozenges
when you go hoarse, screaming at your TV,
as the Cleveland Browns lose again.
Number 10, Missouri, the show me state
we'll show you some value.
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Thanks, I'll be here all week.
Missouri has cheap land, good people, and low cost living.
A hundred bucks will get you $111.30.
Number 11, Indiana,
Indiana has some pretty expensive cities,
but they have even more, really cheap small towns,
and that kind of brings their average down.
In the Hoosier state 100 bucks will get you $111.30,
just like Missouri.
Number 12, Iowa.
If Iowa wasn't cheap, nobody would wanna live there,
I mean, it's kind of a boring state to live in.
Well, I shouldn't say anybody,
if you're really someone that just wants to settle down
and not have the excitement in your life, move to Iowa.
Number 13, Kansas, Kansas and Iowa are always very similar
in their stats and their people and the way the state looks.
And sure, if you talk to people from Kansas or Iowa,
they're gonna tell you they're very, very different.
It's kind of like twins, if they're not your twins
or you're not one of the twins,
you can't tell the difference between them,
they can tell the difference, you can't.
Iowa and Kansas are always right next to each other.
But in this case, Kansas is 20 cents cheaper.
100 bucks is worth $110.80 in Kansas.
Number 14, North Dakota,
North Dakota is one of those states
that not a lot of people move to,
so it's cheap to live there.
100 bucks in North Dakota is worth $110.70.
Number 15, Nebraska, again, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa,
they're like the triad of boredom,
100 bucks in Nebraska is worth $110.50.
Number 16, Tennessee, Tennessee is one of those states
that I don't think it's gonna be as cheap
as they are right now for much longer.
I mean, it's become a more and more popular state
in the last decade or so.
It's a great place to live
and a relatively inexpensive place to live.
A hundred bucks is worth $110.30 in Tennessee.
Number 17, New Mexico, of course, New Mexico is cheap,
nobody wants to live there.
I mean, if it wasn't cheap,
you'd probably just have angry old men
who believe in aliens and are angry at the government,
living there like hermits out in the middle of the desert.
But a hundred bucks in New Mexico is worth $109 even.
Number 18, South Carolina,
South Carolina has some places that are pretty expensive.
Charleston, Myrtle beach, Hilton Head
they're all right on the ocean
so those are gonna be expensive.
Everything inland is pretty cheap and it shows.
A hundred bucks in South Carolina is worth $108.50
Number 19, North Carolina, move up one state
and it costs just a little bit more, not much,
there's like a 20 cent difference.
$100 in North Carolina is worth $108.30.
Number 20 Wisconsin, I'm surprised at this one.
Wisconsin's a great state to live,
And a lot of people have been moving there recently,
but they're still relatively inexpensive.
A hundred bucks in Wisconsin is worth $108.10.
Number 21, Idaho, again, it's become very popular
in recent years and I'm sure maybe 10 years ago
they would have been earlier on the list,
but here they are 21, respectable.
The real value of a $100 in Idaho is $107.80.
Now I say worth on this video a lot and I've said
the real value it's technically the real value of it
is what they considered, but worth as the same thing,
no need to leave a comment on that one.
22, Michigan, Flint and Detroit helped bring down
the average here in Michigan.
Obviously they bring down just about every other stat
and here they are with this one,
a hundred bucks in Michigan is worth $107.70.
Number 23, Wyoming, sparsely populated, a lot open land.
I think Wyoming's on the short list of states
that are about to blow up
and everyone's gonna start moving there.
So I'm not sure how much longer
it's going to be inexpensive.
A hundred bucks in Wyoming is worth $107.20.
24, Georgia.
Georgia is another one where you have a couple cities
like Savannah, Atlanta, even Athens
that are a little more expensive
than the rest of the state,
but they got a lot of areas in Georgia
that are really, really inexpensive places to live.
A hundred bucks in Georgia is worth $106.80.
Number 25, Montana.
Montana's been seen some growth in recent years,
so they get a little more expensive, but they're still
a cheaper place to live.
A hundred bucks in Montana is worth $106,50 cents.
26, Arizona, Arizona used to be a lot cheaper,
but they're getting closer to being an average.
A hundred bucks in the grand canyon state is worth $103.70.
27, Utah.
We just talked about Utah on a video, not too long ago,
they're slowly moving up the cost of living chart.
I mean, they're getting closer towards the top 10
every single year.
The real value of a hundred bucks
in the beehive state is $103.50
28, Texas, this one kind of surprised me
'cause with the popularity they've seen in the last decade,
I thought a hundred bucks wouldn't go as far
as it does here.
The real value of a $100 in Texas is $103.50.
29, Pennsylvania, I love Pennsylvania.
I'm kind of shocked they're not more expensive.
Sure they got places like Philly,
which has some really nasty areas
and Pittsburgh and a few other places that are expensive,
but they have a lot of small, beautiful, rural towns
that are relatively inexpensive to live.
The real value of a hundred bucks in Pennsylvania
is $103 even.
30, Nevada, other than the Las Vegas Metro area,
Reno, and a place that stores aliens
this place is just dirt and rocks and a giant cement dam.
So of course, it's gonna be cheaper than most states.
The real value of a hundred bucks in Nevada is $102.60.
31, Illinois, if they could just cut Chicago
out of this one, they would move way up on this list
and be a lot more affordable.
But here they are, a hundred bucks
is worth $102.60 in Illinois,
32, Minnesota, you need a little extra money in Minnesota
to buy sweaters and scarves.
They get some pretty cold winters,
but the real value of a hundred bucks
in Minnesota is $102 even.
33, Maine, we're getting closer to the almost even
where a hundred bucks is worth a hundred bucks,
everything after the next two, it's actually,
you're not getting the whole $100.
You'll see, the real value of a hundred bucks in Maine
is $100.70.
34, Delaware, Delaware's the last state on this list
where you get a little extra value for your a hundred bucks.
The real value of a hundred bucks in Delaware
is $100.60.
35, Florida, you got areas like Miami, Orlando,
Fort Lauderdale, Tampa those places are pretty expensive.
The inner part of Florida is pretty cheap.
So those places bring up the average
and the real value of a $100
in Florida is $99, so you lose a whole buck.
36, Rhode Island, not much to say here,
except the real value of a hundred dollars is $98.78
in Rhode Island.
Virginia, Virginia's been getting more popular recently
and I'm sure that's hurting their cost of living.
The real value of a hundred bucks in Virginia is $98.70.
38 Colorado, I'm surprised they're this early on the list,
I thought they'd be a lot more expensive.
The real value of a $100 in Colorado
is $98.04.
39, Oregon, yeah Oregon used to be a lot more affordable,
these days, not so much, losing some money
with every a hundred dollars you spent.
The real value of a hundred bucks in Oregon is $96.20.
Number 40 Vermont.
Vermont's one of those states that have all the right stats
and all the right places until you get to money,
money it's a little expensive,
but people still love this place,
and a lot of people are still moving there.
The real value of a hundred bucks in Vermont is $96.90.
41, Connecticut, yeah, this is a weird state.
I mean, besides their love of Dunkin' Donuts,
oh, I'm sorry they've recently dropped the word donuts
from their name it's just Duncan.
Real value of a hundred bucks in Connecticut is $95.
42 Alaska, Alaska is expensive
because most everything has to be shipped long distance
to get there that isn't like moose meat or salmon.
The real value of a $100 in Alaska is $94.90.
43, New Hampshire, New Hampshire's...
It's an expensive place to live.
It's a nice place to live it's just expensive.
A hundred bucks is worth $93.50 cents in New Hampshire.
44, Maryland, anytime you run into a coastal state,
it's gonna be expensive, Maryland is no exception.
The real value of a hundred bucks in Maryland is $92.30.
45, Washington, some organizations
consider Washington the best state to move to right now,
but that's an opinion, but the real value
of a hundred bucks in Washington is $91.60.
When you're good, you're not cheap.
46, Massachusetts, I think Boston and a few other places
are what really drive the cost up here.
The real value of a hundred bucks
in Massachusetts is $89.60.
47, New Jersey, there's no logical reason,
New Jersey should be expensive other than it's on the coast.
It's got some coastline, that's it.
And it's an expensive state to live in, both taxes,
real estate, and just general cost of living
goods and services.
The real value of a hundred bucks in New Jersey is $84 even.
48, New York, like Illinois with Chicago,
if you could take New York city out of the equation
for New York state, they'd be doing a lot better,
'cause New York city is one of the most expensive places
to live in the nation.
A hundred bucks is worth about $83.70 in New York state.
49, California, this should not be a surprise to anyone.
I mean, other than the fact that they're not number one,
California has a great economy, great jobs,
beautiful coastline so it's gonna be expensive.
It's got a lot of problems too don't get me wrong.
I'm not trying to sugarcoat anything,
but I'm just telling you why it's expensive,
it is expensive because they've got a lot of pluses too.
The real value of a a hundred bucks in California is $83.60.
All right, before we get to number one,
don't forget we have another channel called "On This Day,"
and the answer to your brain check question.
$100 on February 14th, 2005,
when YouTube was founded is now worth $142.32.
All right, onto number 50, and number 50 Hawaii.
I've said it before, Hawaii is expensive
for everything except for, I don't know, sunshine
and spam, pineapples are pretty cheap there too.
Everything else is pretty expensive like Alaska,
because you got to ship everything there
that isn't produced there and not a lot is produced there.
They do produce a lot of skin cancer there,
so that's something.
The real value of a hundred bucks in Hawaii is $80.70.
You're not getting much for your a hundred bucks there.
All right, that's today's list.
Hope you guys enjoyed it,
I hope you got some information out of it.
Now go out, have a great day.
Be nice to each other.