Comments on: How does your cost of living compare to other cities?

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:07:25 +0000

Wow, that was super depressing. I mean, I knew what the results would be, but I didn’t think it’d be THAT bad. The only city I could find w/ a higher cost of living than my own was Manhattan, which had about a 30% higher cost of living. But considering my salary would be 3x higher in Manhattan for the same line of work, I could easily afford it. Even Orange County, CA had a significantly lower cost of living. Too bad we live in the middle of the Pacific Ocean or moving would be a much more feasible option.

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By: bob

bob — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:40:00 +0000

Pochax,
that is a good point – and how many people who live in manhattan have car payments to deal with?

By: Pochax

Pochax — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:52:42 +0000

i live pretty close to NYC-Manhattan (20 mins away) and i would agree it has a high cost of living relative to the rest of the nation (have lived in Ohio and NC so i know first-hand). but one hard thing to quantify are intangible qualities that are “assets” for a particular area. for some, the convenience of having NYC amenities (shopping, entertainment, restaurants, Broadway shows, the NY Yankees, etc. etc.) is worth the extra cost. Or maybe it’s not particular to the city, but the fact that family lives close by (as it does for us) that is of non-quantifiable value. point being that dollar-valued “cost of living” is not the entire COST of living.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:11:34 +0000

My area wasn’t on the list, so I guess the next closest would be LA, which puts it pretty high on the list you provided. However, the area I live in actually has a higher cost of living than LA.