The U.S. is a big country full of beautiful places. It's the third largest country by land area and the third most populous country in the world.| Spark Nomad
Marjolein Dilven | Spark Nomad
Missouri had the sixth lowest cost of living in the United States for the third quarter in 2024. In general, the most expensive areas to live were Hawaii, Alaska, the Northeast, and the West Coast. The least expensive areas were the Midwest and Southern states.MERIC derives the cost of living index for each state by averaging the indices of participating cities and metropolitan areas in that state. Missouri’s cost of living index for the third quarter 2024 was 89.0.| meric.mo.gov