Anjan Sundaram's Congolese host family depended on his anticipated rent payments to purchase food and support an infant named Baby Rema

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The annual sticker price for undergraduate attendance at Williams College in Massachusetts is approximately $100,000

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Julio Carranza's family moved to Alamo, Texas, where six family members lived together in a small house with one bedroom and one-and-a-half bathrooms

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Gasoline prices in rural Alaska rose to as high as $8 per gallon

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An Associated Press opinion poll found that 65% of United States adults attributed high living costs to Donald Trump's policies

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According to the Urban Institute's American Affordability Tracker, approximately 50% of American families report lacking resources to cover essential living expenses

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The Urban Institute monitors United States living costs using its American Affordability Tracker

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, average weekly grocery costs for an American family of four rose by approximately $15

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