It would be a lot of work (well I guess that is why it is called an assignment

). But this might help if you doing the United States:
http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/countryresult.jsp?country=United+StatesMaybe select median rent+food+utilities+clothes+savings and try to get a monthly total. But some of that will not be easy, like food, not sure how to model it. Good luck, let us know what you come up with!
This post was edited by Azrad on Oct 21 2013 03:41am