ACCRA - Cost of Living Index

This site from the American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association [ACCRA] provides a sample page from its most recent Cost of Living Index [COLI] report. Index categories include: composite, grocery, housing, utilities, transportation, health care, and other miscellaneous goods & services. Participating areas in Massachusetts include Boston, Worcester, Springfield, and Fitchburg-Leominster.

Consumer Price Index Home Page

From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data offered here includes U.S. City Average, Northeast Region, and several metro areas within Massachusetts from 1988-present. Users may choose from a number of table and column display formats.

Cost-of-living comparator [Money Magazine]

From Money Magazine's the Best Place to Live in the U.S., this site offers a calculator which searches a cost-of-living database of more than 500 cities, including 26 in Massachusetts.

International Salary Calculator

This salary calculator from HomeFair.com compares cost of living in hundreds of U.S. and international cities. Related resources includes a Spanish version of the salary calculator, Relocation Crime Lab which provides crime indexes for 500 U.S. cities, and City Snap Shots of demographic, economic, and climate information.

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