The graphic is a bit simplistic, for example breaking down average rents by state when average rents can vary dramatically just from one side of a town to the other.

Can you live the way you are "accustomed to" on social security alone? Certainly not. Can you *live* on social security alone? Certainly you can. Many millions of people in the US live on less. I personally know several people who live on incomes of only around $5000 per year. The program was never intended as a full pension. It is intended to keep people from starving to death on the streets.