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Median household income in Saint Louis is roughly $60k. Median household income in Seattle is roughly $80k. Even after taxes, you'll have more money leftover
by uiri 9y ago
Median household income in Saint Louis is roughly $60k.
Median household income in Seattle is roughly $80k.
Even after taxes, you'll have more money leftover after rent & transportation without a car in a city like Seattle than you will after rent & transportation in a car-oriented town like St Louis.
- chroem- 9y ago$60k a year in St. Louis dollars translates to $94k a year in Seattle dollars. So that assertion is false. https://www.nerdwallet.com/cost-of-living-calculator/compare/st-louis-vs-seattle https://www.nerdwallet.com/cost-of-living-calculator/compare...
- uiri 9y agoThat calculator explicitly assumes a car-oriented existence in both places. Taking their 157% factor at face value, $10.8k for a car in St Louis is $17k in Seattle. So $80k without a car is equivalent to $97k with a car. Or $60k with a car is equivalent to $49.2k without a car in Saint Louis. Either way, the income level in Seattle is slightly better.