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| Income a couple would need to pay for the same moderately affluent lifestyle in different cities | ||
| Metro | State | Income needed |
| Anchorage | Alaska | $96,938 |
| Baltimore | Maryland | $94,052 |
| Bergen-Passaic | New Jersey | $111,855 |
| Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg | Maryland | $109,484 |
| Boston | Massachusetts | $111,752 |
| Burlington-Chittenden Co | Vermont | $94,493 |
| Carson City | Nevada | $91,631 |
| Chicago | Illinois | $103,049 |
| Dare County | North Carolina | $92,261 |
| Dutchess County | New York | $98,730 |
| Fairbanks | Alaska | $104,325 |
| Fitchburg-Leominster | Massachusetts | $93,814 |
| Fort Lauderdale | Florida | $94,191 |
| Framingham-Natick | Massachusetts | $114,913 |
| Fresno | California | $96,928 |
| Glenwood Springs | Colorado | $95,638 |
| Hartford | Connecticut | $97,371 |
| Honolulu | Hawaii | $129,729 |
| Ithaca | New York | $92,419 |
| Juneau | Alaska | $109,147 |
| Kodiak | Alaska | $105,699 |
| Lancaster-Palmdale | California | $92,196 |
| Las Vegas | Nevada | $91,807 |
| Los Alamos | New Mexico | $94,494 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach | California | $126,736 |
| Miami-Dade County | Florida | $92,860 |
| Middlesex - Monmouth | New Jersey | $106,010 |
| Nassau County | New York | $120,326 |
| New Haven | Connecticut | $100,752 |
| New London | Connecticut | $95,928 |
| New York (Manhattan) | New York | $166,777 |
| New York (Queens) | New York | $118,285 |
| Newark-Elizabeth | New Jersey | $108,430 |
| Oakland | California | $123,361 |
| Orange County | California | $124,980 |
| Palm Springs | California | $100,200 |
| Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | $100,456 |
| Portland | Oregon | $92,140 |
| Prince William | Virginia | $103,896 |
| Providence | Rhode Island | $102,548 |
| Reno-Sparks | Nevada | $89,937 |
| Riverside City | California | $95,772 |
| San Bernardino | California | $103,561 |
| San Diego | California | $121,279 |
| San Francisco | California | $145,350 |
| San Jose | California | $136,252 |
| Seattle | Washington | $95,018 |
| Stamford | Connecticut | $120,522 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | District of Columbia | $115,198 |
| West Palm Beach | Florida | $91,789 |