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-----Original Message----- Perhaps this is a truly stupid question but could someone please tell me how to find out what the cost of living is? How do you find it and who puts out that information? Every year at evaluation and raise time I get bombarded with that question and I don't have an answer. Thanks to everyone who responded to my post! Here is my summary. Most responses stemmed from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: www.bls.gov http://www.coli.org/ http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ http://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm Sperlings does a pretty good job per city of the cost of living. http://www.bestplaces.net/ <http://www.bestplaces.net/> the consumer price index. This explains the difference http://www.bls.gov/dolfaq/bls_ques2.htm By entering 'cost of living' in quotes in Google, several calculators pop up - you can specify location, compare locations, etc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost-of-living_index - Wolfram Alpha provides cost of living information by location, so it may be a good resource for you. www.wolframalpha.com Thanks again to the list members that were so helpful! Lou Lou Miller Medical Librarian [log in to unmask] Phone: (815) 937-7966 Fax: (815) 935-7343 Riverside Medical Center 350 N. Wall Street - Kankakee, IL 60901 One of the Nation's Top 100 Hospitals http://www.RiversideMC.net | http://www.facebook.com/RiversideMC