Details of some calculations Table 2 from http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/104713.pdf lists 75.9 Billion + 82.3 Billion of approved and pending FY08 Iraq spending requests. http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html says that the US has approximately 0.304 billion people (75.9+82.3)/.304 = $520.394 per person for FY08 The above is per person (every man, woman, and child) for the year. Let's express that per family per month. The typical Nashua family has 3.05 people, according to http://www.citytowninfo.com/places/new-hampshire/nashua and of course there are 12 months in a year: (520.394*3.05)/12 = $132.266 per family per month As to cumulative costs - http://www.nationalpriorities.org/costofwar_home estimates that Nashua residents have spent $156,489,400 on the war in Iraq thus far (from 2001 through May, 2008). http://www.citytowninfo.com/places/new-hampshire/nashua says there are 86,605 people in Nashua, so the cumulative costs per person (every man, woman, and child) are: 156489400/86605 = $1806.932 per person since start of war Converting to families: 1806.932*3.05 = $5511.142