10 Most Expensive Urban Areas in US to Live In 

The Council for Community and Economic Research released data determining the cost-of-living index in different urban areas in the US. Here is a list of 10 areas with the highest living cost:

New York (Manhattan)

Cost of living index: 222 

Honolulu 

Cost of living index: 179 

San Francisco

Cost of living index: 169.9

New York (Brooklyn)

Cost of living index: 159.1

Orange County, California 

Cost of living index: 150.3 

Los Angeles (Long Beach)

Cost of living index: 149.1 

Washington, D.C.

Cost of living index: 148.7 

Boston 

Cost of living index: 148.4

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San Diego

Cost of living index: 142.5