Brooklyn Is the Second Most Expensive Place to Live in the U.S.

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Brooklyn is the second most expensive place to live in the entire country -- topped only by Manhattan -- according to the latest report from the Washington-based Council for Community and Economic Research.

The council ranks 300 American cities based on a variety of factors including prescription drug prices, utilities, transportation, grocery prices, as well as housing. Using the number 100 to represent the national average, Brooklyn ranked at 183.4 overall -- 129.9 in gro Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce President Carlo ScissuraBrooklyn Chamber of Commerce President Carlo Scissura rocery items, 126.4 in utilities, 104 in transportation costs and 111.1 in healthcare costs, and a whopping 344.7 in housing. Manhattan's average was 233.5.