Compare living standards between states?
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You should type in "Cost of Living Calculator" on an internet search engine.  Then you can type in how much you make now and compare it to how much you would need to make in the new location to keep the same standard of living.
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Consumer goods are cheaper in the US, but life in general may be more expensive due to a lack of social services, but UK is getting fewer services, and US is getting more expensive for consumer goods, so i'd go to amsterdam if i were u.
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try http://www.50states.com/
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I think is is different in each state. Good Luck!
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I live in America, and have been to the other places that you mention.\n\nThe US is the best place to live in terms of cost of living and quality of life with great amenities. France is ridiculously expensive, and I can think of few people living in a place like Manhattan or Los Angeles moving to Ireland. \n\nImran
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try here...it is separated by state, but will give you the data you need.\n\nhttp://www.census.gov/popest/cities/SUB-EST2004-4.html
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Money Magazine did a very interesting piece "How tax-friendly is your state?"http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/taxesbystate2005/index.html . Here are their findings (you may want to consider the states at the bottom of the list):\n\nState/Local taxes as % of per capita income\n\n  U.S. average 10.10% \n1 Maine 13.00% \n2 New York 12.00% \n3 Hawaii 11.50% \n4 Rhode Island 11.40% \n5 Wisconsin 11.40% \n6 Vermont 11.10% \n7 Ohio 11.00% \n8 Nebraska 10.90% \n9 Utah 10.90% \n10 Minnesota 10.70% \n11 Arkansas 10.50% \n12 Connecticut 10.50% \n13 West Virginia 10.50% \n14 New Jersey 10.40% \n15 Kansas 10.40% \n16 Louisiana 10.40% \n17 Maryland 10.30% \n18 Indiana 10.30% \n19 Kentucky 10.30% \n20 California 10.30% \n21 Arizona 10.20% \n22 Michigan 10.10% \n23 Wyoming 10.10% \n24 Washington 10.00% \n25 Iowa 10.00% \n26 Mississippi 10.00% \n27 Idaho 10.00% \n28 North Carolina 10.00% \n29 New Mexico 9.90% \n30 Illinois 9.80% \n31 Georgia 9.80% \n32 Massachusetts 9.80% \n33 South Carolina 9.70% \n34 Virginia 9.70% \n35 Pennsylvania 9.70% \n36 Oregon 9.60% \n37 Colorado 9.50% \n38 Nevada 9.50% \n39 Montana 9.50% \n40 Oklahoma 9.40% \n41 Missouri 9.40% \n42 North Dakota 9.40% \n43 Texas 9.30% \n44 Florida 9.20% \n45 South Dakota 8.80% \n46 Alabama 8.70% \n47 Tennessee 8.30% \n48 Delaware 8.00% \n49 New Hampshire 7.40% \n50 Alaska 6.40% \n  District of Columbia 12.20% \n\nSTATES WITHOUT PERSONAL INCOME TAX \n\nAlaska \nTennessee* \nFlorida \nTexas \nNevada Washington \nNew Hampshire* \nWyoming \nSouth Dakota   \n*Tennessee and New Hampshire do tax dividend and interest income
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Yes many differences. Look up for each system what their basis  and structure of govt are
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Well depends what you want to measure...\n\nBy Population:\n1. California\n2. Texas\n\nBy Landmass:\n1. Texas\n2. Alaska\n\nBy Average Annual pay:\n1. Conneticut\n2. New York\n\nBy Unemployment:\n1. Oregon\n2. Alaska\n\netc.,
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Well the city that pays the most probably has the highest cost of living, so that might not be your best search criteria. For pay rates, check the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook at:\nhttp://www.bls.gov/oco/
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mississippi was cheap, but not great to live in. Texas is a great state, and no state income tax. Payed .85 a square foot for a brand new house in a desirable neighborhood
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Hi!\n\nHere is a link to Yahoo Hot Jobs.  They have a special, very easy to fill-in-the-blank to find out what you should be paid in your area of the country.  As living costs are higher in Los Angeles or New York, as compared to the MidWest, salary is proportioned to where you live.  Hope this helps!\nJenna
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The Standard of living refers to the quality and quantity of goods and services available to people. It is generally measured by real (i.e. inflation adjusted) income per person, although sometimes other measures may be used; examples are access to certain goods (such as number of refrigerators per 1000 people), or measures of health such as life expectancy.
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California definitely has the higher cost of living.  The sales tax you pay is can be as high as 8.75%.  Here in Ohio the sales tax is usually no higher than 7%.  Gas in some parts of California is well over $3.00 a gallon.  Gas in Cincinnati yesterday was $2.69.  Housing is much more expensive in California.  My parents were wanting to retire in southern California and gave that up since they could only buy a shack for the same price their house is here in Ohio.
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www.census.gov\n\nlook under estimates
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Are you talking about CDs, Money Market, Savings, Mortgage?\n\nYou can check bankrate.com\nYou can select the link that says "Compare ??? in my area", it will allow you to enter in your state and city. Replace ??? with Savings, mortgage, etc
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Do a search for literacy rates and/or national literacy rates. I've had to find the same info once and I got everything I needed and more. If you look a little bit, You can find comparisons of literacy rates to economic levels per nation.