Don't forget that includes queens, staten island, etc, where people actually have a car or two. $1000/month in car payments = $2000/month in pretax salary. Tha

Don't forget that includes queens, staten island, etc, where people actually have a car or two. $1000/month in car payments = $2000/month in pretax salary. That means a $60,000 salary in NY goes as far as an $84,000 salary - car costs.