What's the minimum salary required to live comfortably in your city/area

[the cool]

out here in dallas

15k a year

no state income tax brehs

 

[Boogie]

Sad how we gotta be stressed out just to live.

I know even the shelters out here charge like $15 per day for the homeless. To secure a bed.

Might as well get an efficiency or 1 bedroom

 

[Memorial Stadium Piru]

In South FL without kids at home $35k to $50k is comfortable. Pretty much balling actually.

$35kYou a fool bruh

 

[mannyrs13]

And by comfortably I mean at minimum you're not living paycheck to paycheck, able to enjoy your weeknds/hobbies etc. Monthly expenses are not more than 75% of your monthly income.

-South Florida:
--Minimum 55k
--Optimal 75-90k

Especially if you have kids, a car, student loans, bad credit, and with the high cost of rent and housing that'll definitely take up a high part of your income.

 

[Mike809]

Here in new york seems to be 100k(pre-taxed) for the lifestyle that i want.
Any nice one room apt will be a minimum of 2k , plus i would like to have a mininum of 2-3k leftover after im done paying all my bills.

 

[Serious]

you need 100K

Not really there's peeps with that make 200k,and are broke as shyt. If you good with you money than you could be good with 50-60k. Mind you most people in LA barely make 10-12/hr.......

 

[CodeBlaMeVi]

$35kYou a fool bruh

That's not easy to come by for most people in Miami. Period. That's approximately $17.50 an hour.

 

[Skooby]

In DC though, you'd be struggling. You need at least 80k. Anything less and you're going to be either living in Southeast, living with roommates or living outside of DC in Maryland or Virginia. A 1 bedroom that's in a cool neighborhood would be $1150 in Philly but would be $1950 in DC. White people ruined that city.

I'd say 80-90k for anywhere in the DMV.

 

[ImGucci]

Shiiiiitttt I'd say 120k. Most people making 80k still have roommates or live extremely far from Manhattan. The rent is too damn high.

I agree, unless you want to live in a area on outer edge of the 5 boroughs.

I was looking at apts recently, I was surprised how small of a apt 2000 will get you. You basically can only afford a studio or a really small 1 bedroom.

 

[Azul]

Living in Manhattan you going wrong right there.

I'm buying my crib just outside of NYC (15min). Won't add much to my commute since I work in the Bx. With the tax credit less than 1100 for a two bedroom. fukk a $1600 rent

Hopefully my loan forgiveness kicks in and I'll be more than good (over 80k, will hit 100k with bonuses and per session). I'm blessed, but I don't give a damn about living in Manhattan or BK

 

[September]

Living in Manhattan you going wrong right there.

I'm buying my crib just outside of NYC (15min). Won't add much to my commute since I work in the Bx. With the tax credit less than 1100 for a two bedroom. fukk a $1600 rent

Hopefully my loan forgiveness kicks in and I'll be more than good (over 80k, will hit 100k with bonuses and per session). I'm blessed, but I don't give a damn about living in Manhattan or BK

Even 1BR apts in the hood in Queens are $1500 . A shyt studio is like $1100-1200. In the fukking hood. shyt is astounding.

 

[Rawtid]

For me it would be $100k+. With that said, it also depends on what goals (long and short term) you have with your money. "Comfortable" may mean different things to different people.

 

[Azul]

Even 1BR apts in the hood in Queens are $1500 . A shyt studio is like $1100-1200. In the fukking hood. shyt is astounding.

shyt is outrageous. I grew up in the hood I don't need to live there now and I don't want a damn roommate either.

I think more young black professionals who are ready to buy (a co-op or condo) need to move just outside of NYC where your money will take you further.

 

[ImGucci]

Living in Manhattan you going wrong right there.

I'm buying my crib just outside of NYC (15min). Won't add much to my commute since I work in the Bx. With the tax credit less than 1100 for a two bedroom. fukk a $1600 rent

Hopefully my loan forgiveness kicks in and I'll be more than good (over 80k, will hit 100k with bonuses and per session). I'm blessed, but I don't give a damn about living in Manhattan or BK

If you live in the bronx or westchester, you will fvked by tolls if you drive.

That's why I would prefer to live in queens or Brooklyn, there are a lot of free bridges.


In the Bronx, you have the Henry Hudson, throgs neck bridge, rfk bridge, white stone bridge, I think it's $8.50 each way. Don't make any friends further than Washington heights or Harlem, cause you won't get to see them.

 

[DirtyDee]

Bay Area - 120k if you're single.
If your family isn't bringing in over 200k, you're struggling.