Cost of Living and Moving

There have been of a few of my friends and acquaintances that have moved over to the big, bad East Coast in the past year. It seems only natural after college and post-college years of sun, surf and totally radicool burritos that one might desire cold, changing weather, true winter fashion, and much more diversity than San Diego can offer. One problem: though SD might be expensive compared to the rest of the country, its got nuthin' on NY. Here, CNNmoney.com came up with a neat-o little Cost of Living Calculator to see where money might go.




For 20-30 year old averages' sake, I entered in $50,000 of annual SD income to see what you might need in Manhattan (a girl can dream, right?). The results shocked my thin-crusted pizza pie in the sky dreams:

Comparable salary in
New York (Manhattan), NY
$90,602

If you move from San Diego, CA to New York (Manhattan), NY....

Groceries will cost:

29%

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Housing will cost:

99%

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Utilities will cost:

75%

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Transportation will cost:

8%

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Health care will cost:

19%

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