The Challenge
Cost of living data exists — but it’s scattered across a dozen government agencies, real estate platforms, and community sources with no easy way to compare across cities. Most people have no idea what things actually cost somewhere until they’re already moving there.
What I Built
Digibots Rigged pulls live data from Zillow (home prices and rent indexes), the US Energy Information Administration (utility costs), the Department of Labor (minimum wage by state), and the Tax Foundation into a single dashboard. Browse by city, compare benchmarks side by side, and see how the numbers have trended over time.
The differentiator is the community layer — a crowdsourced pricing system where users submit real-world prices for groceries, transportation, and everyday goods. Official statistics tell part of the story; people living there tell the rest.
Status
Live, in beta, and open. The crowdsourced data layer is actively collecting contributions — the more people add, the sharper the picture gets. If affordability matters to you, go take a look.