(WASHINGTON POST)  Niraj Chokshi — A dollar in your pocket goes much further in the Midwest or South than New England.

That’s according to new federal data showing how prices differ across state lines, visualized in the map below by the non-profit Tax Foundation. A dollar buys the most in Mississippi, where prices are generally about 13 percent below the U.S. average. It buys the least in D.C. and Hawaii, where prices are nearly 18 percent and just over 16 percent above the national average, respectively.

Source: Map: How much $100 is really worth in every state – The Washington Post