The Salary a single person needs to "live comfortably" in 25 US cities

[Panther]

The salary a single person needs to live comfortably in 25 major U.S. cities

"Comfortable" is defined as the income needed to cover a 50/30/20 budget, which assumes 50% of your monthly income can pay for necessities like housing and utility costs, 30% can cover discretionary spending and 20% can be set aside for savings or investments

1. New York City: $138,570
2. San Jose, California: $136,739
3. Irvine, California: $126,797
4. Santa Ana, California: $126,797
5. Boston: $124,966
6. San Diego: $122,803
7. Chula Vista, California: $122,803
8. San Francisco: $119,558
9. Seattle: $119,392
10. Oakland, California: $118,768
11. Arlington, Virginia: $117,686
12. Newark, New Jersey: $116,646
13. Jersey City, New Jersey: $116,646
14. Long Beach, California: $114,691
15. Anaheim, California: $114,691
16. Honolulu: $111,904
17. Los Angeles: $110,781
18. Aurora, Colorado: $110,115
19. Portland, Oregon: $110,032
20. Riverside, California: $109,408
21. Atlanta: $107,453
22. Sacramento, California: $104,790
23. Raleigh, North Carolina: $102,752
24. Gilbert, Arizona: $102,752
25. Glendale, Arizona: $102,752

 

[Geek Nasty]

Are taxes factored in?

 

[Yagirlcheatinonus]

I been making over 6 figures for 10 years

 

[MJ Truth]

I live in Raleigh and that can’t be right lol.

 

[feelosofer]

Speaking to Newark That sounds about right unless you want to live on the number streets.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

I live in Raleigh and that can’t be right lol.

Too low? High?

 

[Da King]

NYC not for the broke

 

[Drake's Tan]

Speaking to Newark That sounds about right unless you want to live on the number streets.

Yeah you could live in Newark for less, but you won't be comfortable

 

[MJ Truth]

Too low? High?

You wouldn’t need that much to live comfortably here. I don’t make that much and I’m fine. I didn’t read the full article or criteria though, so perhaps I’m just living a lower standard than they’re speaking on.

 

[kdslittlebro]

I been making over 6 figures for 10 years

Duh, you’re a coli breh

 

[Luke Cage]

Those are highest cost of living places in the USA. NYC, LA, Honulu?
Part of the reason the cost of living is so high because you are competing with the entire world to buy and rent property in those spaces.
Chinese Officials, Oprah, Mark Zuckerberg etc aren't building mansions in middle america.
In the age of remote work. its seems silly to live there at all if you worried about your finances

 

[lord canon]

that list aint it

 

[Space Cowboy]

What's the standard for "comfortable" here? Male definition or female definition.

 

[Panther]

What's the standard for "comfortable" here? Male definition or female definition.

It's literally in the OP

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Let that sink in.

The first world has lost its cost of living advantage. Might only be a blessing for the people who want migration to die down. Welp this might just do it ultimately. Careful what you ask for.