Salary Needed To Live Comfortably in Major U.S. Cities

[Brookswood]

A lot depends on the city.

I was recently visiting friends out of state. Everything there is cheaper: housing is 1/2 the price, haircuts, insurance, property tax are all less. Food is a good 15% less than where I live. I might actually move there. My states idea of helping lower income people is to tax $100 more from them, here and there a little at a time. And them give them some benefit worth $53.65 and brag signal about how they are helping the lower income people.

 

[StarSong]

A lot depends on the city.

I was recently visiting friends out of state. Everything there is cheaper: housing is 1/2 the price, haircuts, insurance, property tax are all less. Food is a good 15% less than where I live. I might actually move there. My states idea of helping lower income people is to tax $100 more from them, here and there a little at a time. And them give them some benefit worth $53.65 and brag signal about how they are helping the lower income people.

I live in one of the highest cost-of-living states and can't imagine moving unless my kids did. Even then, it would almost certainly be to another high COL state (Hawaii, Oregon or Washington).

Many aspects of my life carry more weight than a bank balance.

 

[Brookswood]

I know where I will go if I can’t afford to live in my very high COL state any more. But, I am not telling anybody. I don’t want all you cheapskates to go there and drive up the demand for shelter, food, etc.