Business Living Here Membership Events & Programs News / Media About Us Search You are here homeliving hereaboutcost of living Cost of Living In Greater Mankato you can have more... the Cost of Living is 5% below the national average. Use the calculator below to compare the cost of living to several other areas in the United States to that of Greater Mankato. Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development - Cost of Living Study Annual Report, 2016 (PDF) About the Cost of Living Index: C2ER produces the Cost of Living Index to provide a useful and reasonably accurate measure to compare cost of living differences among urban areas. Items on which the Index is based have been carefully chosen to reflect the different categories of consumer expenditures. Weights assigned to relative costs are based on government survey data on expenditure patterns for mid-management households. All items are priced in each place at a specified time and according to standardized specifications. For more information on the ACCRA Cost of Living Index, please visit the website at www.coli.org. INTERPRETING THE INDEX: The Cost of Living Index measures relative price levels for consumer goods and services in participating areas. The average for all participating places, both metropolitan and non-metropolitan, equals 100, and each participant’s index is read as a percentage of the average for all places. The Greater Mankato Growth, Inc. Family: Stay Connected Sign-up for our periodic emails to stay up-to-date with what's going on in Greater Mankato! Email Sign-up Contact Us Greater Mankato Growth 3 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 100 Mankato, MN 56001 507.385.6640 800.697.0652 info@greatermankato.com View Greater Mankato Growth'S Facebook Page View Greater Mankato Growth'S Twitter View Greater Mankato Growth'S Youtube Channel View Greater Mankato Growth'S LinkedIn Profile View Greater Mankato Growth'S Flicker Photos View Greater Mankato Growth'S Blog Web site design and programming by VoyageurWeb, Mankato, MN