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*$5000/year - [http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080718111451AAiXW1u] | *$5000/year - [http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080718111451AAiXW1u] | ||
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*$6844/person/year - includes utilities and furnishings - [ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ce/standard/2008/age.txt] | *$6844/person/year - includes utilities and furnishings - [ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ce/standard/2008/age.txt] | ||
**$541 of this is electricity, and 451 is phone | **$541 of this is electricity, and 451 is phone | ||
**$1500 of this is mortgage payments, or about 1/4 of all housing costs | |||
=The average transportation expenditures= | =The average transportation expenditures= | ||
Revision as of 01:14, 8 November 2009
The average cost of living for an American
- $20,194 per person per year - [1]
Average food expenditures for an American
- Bureau of Labor Statistics - $2577/person/year - [2]
- Almost half of this is eating out
- $4800/year according to [3]
- $2700/year according to [4]
- $5000/year - [5]
Average housing expenditures
- $6844/person/year - includes utilities and furnishings - [6]
- $541 of this is electricity, and 451 is phone
- $1500 of this is mortgage payments, or about 1/4 of all housing costs
The average transportation expenditures
- $3442 per person per year - BLS - [7]
- Of this, $1086 is for fuel and oil, and $205 is public transportation
Other highest costs
From [8]:
- Pensions,personal insurance, social security- $2242/person/year
- Healthcare - $1190/person/year
- Entertainment - $1134
Average Debt
The above statistics don't tell much about debt levels.
$8500 is the average debt per person in America in 2008 - [9]