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