an amount of money needed or used to do or buy something; cost
Basic Lunch w/Drink $18
Combo Meal (Big Mac or Similar) $9
Up 15% past 24 months
1 lb. Chicken Breast $5.40
Up 30% over 24 months
American households spend an average of $61,334 per year, or $5,111 per month — 82% of our after-tax income. Most households have the same major expenses: housing, transportation, taxes and food make up 78% of our budgets.
Summary of cost of living in United States
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Cost of living in United States ismore expensive than in 91% of countries in the World (8 out of 78)
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Family of four estimated monthly costs: $5,107
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Single person estimated monthly costs: $2,926
CPI Average Price Data, U.S. city average (AP)