The group Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) has released its quarterly Cost of Living (COL) report on the ten most expensive urban US cities to live in, accompanied by the ten least expensive cities. The organization, which was founded in 1961 and harbors more than 500 members in government and community agencies in the United States and Canada, released the study last week.

Most won’t find these stats too surprising; metro areas in New York and California top the most expensive list, while almost half of the least expensive cities reside inside the state of Texas.

C2ER took the living costs of 309 cities in America, and indexed the average at 100.

The #1 most expensive city to live in is Manhattan, a whopping 223% above the average, and 241% higher cost of living than Harlingen TX, the least expensive city.

In their outline report, C2ER offered additional insight to the top 5 most and least expensive cities for grocery items (using the cost-of-living index of 100 as the average) and for a 11 oz. can of coffee (average cost between the 309 cities was $4.82). The stats:

Top 10 Most Expensive Cities

• 1 New York (Manhattan) [223.9]
• 2 New York (Brooklyn) NY [185.5]
• 3 Honolulu HI [167.1]
• 4 San Francisco CA [161.3]
• 5 New York (Queens) NY [154.4]
• 6 San Jose CA [152.4]
• 7 Stamford CT [148.4]
• 8 Washington DC [147.5]
• 9 Truckee-Nevada County CA [145.3]
• 10 Orange County CA [143.5]

Top 10 Least Expensive Cities

• 309 Harlingen TX, [81.7]
• 308 Memphis TN, [84.0]
• 307 Ardmore OK, [84.1]
• 306 McAllen TX [84.5]
• 305 Waco TX [84.7]
• 304 Pryor Creek OK [84.9]
• 303 Richmond IN [85.8]
• 302 Fayetteville AR [86.1]
• 301 Cookeville TN [86.1]
• 300 Temple TX [86.1]

Top 5 Most Expensive Cities for Grocery Items

• 1 Honolulu HI [152.9]
• 2 Kodiak AK [149.5]
• 3 New York (Manhattan) NY [148.9]
• 4 Truckee/Nevada County CA [136.9]
• 5 Anchorage AK [133.5]

Top 5 Least Expensive Cities for Grocery Items

• 309 Richmond IN [78.7]
• 308 McAllen TX [78.9]
• 307 Houston TX [79.5]
• 306 Harlingen TX [80.3]
• 305 Corpus Christi TX [80]

Top 5 Most Expensive Cities for 11-11.5 oz. Can of Coffee

• 1 Juneau AK [$7.29]
• 2 Honolulu HI [$7.22]
• 3 Kodiak AK [$7.14]
• 4 Fairbanks AK [$6.73]
• 5 Anchorage AK [$6.66]

Top 5 Least Expensive Cities for 11-11.5 oz. Can of Coffee

• 309 Waco TX [$2.79]
• 308 McAllen TX [$3.44]
• 307 Richmond IN [$3.50]
• 306 Martinsburg WV [$3.50]
• 305 Salina KS [$3.50]