The two cheapest states to host a Fourth of July barbecue

Residents of New Jersey and Virginia can enter the Fourth of July weekend with ease knowing they won’t have to break the bank to have a barbecue with their friends for the holiday.

The two East Coast states took the top spots for the cheapest states to host a barbecue for the Fourth of July holiday, with New Jersey being one of only two states where funding a barbecue this holiday weekend will cost residents under $100. Hosting a Fourth of July barbecue in the Garden State for 10 people will cost residents $98.05 on average, while hosting one in Virginia will cost residents $110.78, according to data compiled by Total Shape.

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The only other state where one can host a 10-person barbecue this weekend under $100 is West Virginia, where it will cost $98.83. But while this number is lower than Virginia’s cost, Virginia has a higher monthly salary average of $4,728 compared to West Virginia’s $3,618, meaning hosting a barbecue of roughly $100 won’t take up as big of a fraction of one’s monthly salary in Virginia.

Aside from New Jersey and Virginia, the other most affordable states to host a Fourth of July barbecue this year include Alaska at $120.68, Maryland at $123.57, and Connecticut at $134.78.

On the other side, the least affordable state for one to host a barbecue this holiday weekend is South Carolina, at $150.80 against an average monthly income of $3,577. The other least affordable states include Georgia at $170.86, Kentucky at $139.72, Montana at $142.63, and Illinois at $172.19.

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The data are not all bad news for South Carolina residents, though, as the average price for a bottled beer is $2.37 in the state. The state with the most expensive domestic beer, at $3.06 per bottle, is Massachusetts.

In general, residents across the United States can expect to pay a bit more for their barbecue than they did last year because sausages are now 26% more expensive than they were in 2022. Likewise, the cost of sirloin steak is 14% more expensive than in May of last year, the cost of cookies is up by 14%, and the cost of potato chips is up 15%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’s consumer price index.