One thing this ongoing economic downturn forced was an increasing sensitivity in both individuals and businesses to the comparative costs of living—and ultimately the cost of doing business. Kiplinger reported the 10 most-affordable cities based on analyses by the Council for Community and Economic Research’s… Read more

Mercer, a global leader in human resource consulting and related services (owned by Marsh & McLennan Companies, NYSE-MMC), completes an annual survey of the relative cost of living allowing companies with global operations to assure that expatriates working abroad are appropriately compensated in their housing… Read more

Yesterday I wrote about the change in Median Incomes from 2010 to 2011 by state.  More important, however, is the comparative cost of living and what incomes are in those respective markets.  Fortunately there is a phenomenal Web Site that compares both the relative cost… Read more