ChatGPT plugin

Ask ChatGPT about the cost of living

Add CostLiving to ChatGPT and get monthly cost figures for US states and cities inside your chat, with a link to the page behind every number.

Free to use. Opens the CostLiving listing in ChatGPT, where you click Install.

What you can ask

Get the monthly cost of living for a US state or city, with housing, food and transport broken out.

“What is the cost of living in Denver?”

Put two to five places side by side and see the percentage difference.

“Compare the cost of living in Texas and California.”

Rank states, cities, or the cities within one state from cheapest to most expensive, with an optional monthly budget.

“Which Ohio cities cost under $3,000 a month?”

See the take-home (after-tax) income needed to cover living costs, for one person or a couple.

“How much take-home pay does a couple need in Georgia?”

Click Add to ChatGPT and press Install on the listing.
Start a chat and ask about a US state or city. You can type “CostLiving” at the start to make sure it is used.
Open the link in the answer to see how the figure was built on CostLiving.

Figures come in four tiers (budget, moderate, comfortable and luxury) and assume a single person renting a one-bedroom home unless you ask about a couple.
The plugin covers the US only. For a place it does not cover, it says so rather than guessing.
Figures are estimates for planning, not quotes. See the methodology for how they are built.
The plugin does not ask for an account and does not collect personal details.

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