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Compare to New York, http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=relocating+from+san+francisco+to+new+york+city+with+a+salary+of+$120000 http://www.wolframalpha.com/in

by asnyder 16y ago

Compare to New York, http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=relocating+from+san+francisco+to+new+york+city+with+a+salary+of+$120000 http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=relocating+from+san+fra.... Amazing how much more expensive living in New York is.

RK 16y ago
I've been thinking about moving to Houston. Imaging the difference if you had been in NYC: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=relocating+from+new+york+city+to+houston+with+a+salary+of+$120000 http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=relocating+from+new+yor...
- ahi 16y ago
  But then you'd be in Houston. NYC is expensive because people want to live there.
  - natrius 16y ago
    If you only look at the central part of the city instead of the entire sprawling metro area, Houston isn't so bad.
  - RK 16y ago
    Houston has many pluses. Relatively cheap living is just one of them. On the other hand, NYC is not for everyone and cost is only one reason.
- adolph 16y ago
  I did the comp of Houston to San Francisco: 20 degrees over 4 months makes a big difference! I'm glad I like to sweat.
jfager 16y ago
Anecdotally, I moved to NY from SF just over a year ago, and my cost of living went down quite a bit. I'm not in Manhattan, which is what that chart is for, but Brooklyn is at least as much 'city' as SF, plus Manhattan's just a short train ride away. Downsides: not as pretty (though plenty pretty in its own way), worse weather (hotter in the summer, colder in the winter), people seem a bit more high-strung.
dacort 16y ago
Ouch: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=relocating+from+seattle+to+new+york+city+with+a+salary+of+$120000 http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=relocating+from+seattle... 76% more in Manhattan. Housing is 164% more expensive.