Anyone ever surprised at how LCOL cities like ATL, Philly, and Charlotte are? I always assume that they’d be MCOL cities but I’m always blown away by how inexpensive dining out and housing in those cities are

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Philly...is lcol?

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1600 for a studio does not sound LCOL at all, I’d expect at least 1 bedroom

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If you want to live in an area of atlanta where you won’t get murdered, it certainly is not LCOL lol

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Yeah, but Murder Kroger will forever live on in our hearts ♥️

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I’m from Philly area. Depending on where you want to live in the city (and believe me, you want to avoid certain areas) the rent/buying houses/apartments is not cheap compared to cost of living. But agree, we have some great options for dining out that have friendly prices.

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Comparing to super HCOL cities doesn’t make any sense. Maybe if you want to live in north Philly you can consider it LCOL, but your life expectancy is cut in half.

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Uh all of those cities are MCOL

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Also gotta factor in having a car in these places which is a pretty large expense.

In ATL, I think rent is cheaper bc everything is more spread out so there are a few popular areas depending on what you’re looking for but I don’t think the demand in a single spot is super crazy. No matter where you live, you’re going to regularly venture out of your area and drive a good bit

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Yeah it seems like there are a lot of vacancies in my friends buildings in ATL so that’s probably why prices are so low

Maybe 10 years ago those places are becoming expensive now too

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Welcome to, I dunno, the rest of the United States?

People on FB have such a narrow-minded view of what the broader US is like

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I lived in other parts of the country (NYC, DMV, ATX, Chicago) and recently visited those places for the first time and found that there were so much less expensive than what I had thought they would be COL wise

Lol, Charlotte’s gone up in pricing. 😑

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Philly is definitely not LCOL nor is ATL unless we are just choosing anywhere to live

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Drinks and dinner in Atlanta is like $50,drinks at bars are $9-12. Housing is under $1600

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