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$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-calculato

• uiri 9y ago
  That 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.