Most Expensive Places To Live 2024. Cost of living index (coli) compiles the six subcategories (housing, utilities, grocery items, transportation, health care, and miscellaneous. Missouri had the seventh lowest cost of living in the united states for the second quarter in 2024.

Between 2023 and 2024, the most significant increases in living costs were seen in cities in africa (accra, addis ababa and cairo), eastern europe (tirana) and eastern europe (istanbul). Most expensive places to live in the u.s.