Thats according to an analysis by SmartAsset, a consumer-focused financial information provider.
I no longer think that.
In some places sure.
But $100K is not what I was lead to believe it was.
Especially if you live in a big city.
I don’t even live in New York.
$3,000 bi-weekly paycheck without even trying.
Inflation is a bitch.
But enough bitching about money.
Bloomberg published a list of most expensive & least expensive cities.
I’m a sucker for a good list.
On the other end of the spectrum, in Memphis you only need to make $117K.
Most Expensive CitiesHonolulu, HI - $312K- I’ll go with yes.
If you’re moving to Honolulu, you obviously enjoy the island lifestyle.
I’m not entirely sure what happens there other than surfing, hula hooping, and pig roasts.
I’ve been living NYC adjacent for over half a year now, and I can’t decide.
All of the good things about New York are amazing, and all of the bad things are terrible.
The bad might outweigh the good.San Francisco, CA - $311K- Walking uphill everywhere you go?
Parallel parking on a slope?
And what if you’re wheelchair bound.
How could you even live your life in San Francisco if you’re in a wheelchair?
The city is just a series of hills.Oakland, CA - $246K- Hard no.
I can’t imagine being a regular salesman living in Los Angeles.
Snoop Dogg was born there.
I got to say hello to Snoop Dogg.Washington, DC - $245K- Unequivocally no.
Washington DC is #1 on my list of places I would never live.
It’s also 10 degrees hotter there than everywhere else for no good reason.
Horrible city.San Diego, CA - $236K- Unequivocally yes.
I have nothing against Boston.
There’s a lot of history I guess.
I didn’t appreciate it at the time, but I bet I would now.
All it does is rain and smell like fish.
In 2011 I bought a pack of cigs in Seattly for $10.
With inflation that has to be up to over $20.
Least Expensive CitiesMemphis, TN - $117K- I might move to Memphis right now.
El Paso is so so far away from any other major city.
I’ve never in my life heard someone say that they’re moving to El Paso.
It’s a nothing city to me.
I’ve never been there, and I never will.
Not interested.Corpus Christi, TX - $122K- Surprisingly, yes.
It’s a beautiful city right on the Gulf of Mexico.
Turns out it’s just a regular city.Arlington, TX - $127K- No.
Not the stupid city between the 2 of them.St.
Louis, MO - $128K- I’ll pass on St. Louis as well.
I’m not impressed by their arch.
Thoughts and prayers to the people of Memphis.
Thoughts and prayers to the people of any city on the Least Expensive list for that matter.
Once the word gets out that a cool-ish city has a low cost of living, everyone floods there.
It’s only a matter of time.
