According to the MIT Living Wage Calculator, Massachusetts tops the list, requiring $116,022 yearly, while West Virginia is the most affordable at $78,790.
To live comfortably, a person in the top 11 most expensive states in the union must earn more than $100,000 annually.
Bruno Venditti of Visual Capitalist created this map, which illustrates the required income for single adults in each state of the union. The MIT Living Wage Calculator, which was last updated on February 14, 2024, ...