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That’s one major advantage of living in an area with high cost of living. National products are priced the same everywhere, making them much cheaper when measur
by IAmGraydon 8y ago
That’s one major advantage of living in an area with high cost of living. National products are priced the same everywhere, making them much cheaper when measuring the price as a percentage of total income. Take your MacBook example and apply it to big ticket items like cars and vacations and you can really see how living in these areas makes a lot of things more affordable.
- briandear 8y agoAssuming you got to the area soon enough to avoid a $1.5 million entry level house and the taxes that go with it.
- nightski 8y agoThis may be true if you are tied to the average income of an area. But good software engineers generally are not. I am able to enjoy a SV level of income in a much lower cost of living area.
- raverbashing 8y agoYeah, but it depends on how much you can save beyond your cost of living It's easier to afford a new laptop when your rent is double of what it costs. But a new laptop is a once every couple of years expense, so