Cross coastal fish 🐠: Do you think you would need to make more to live in the Bay Area than in NYC to have approximately the same standard of living? Trying to figure out whether to ask for a higher salary in the Bay Area when compared to NYC due to location

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Yes absolutely. Housing is dramatically higher in the Bay Area. New York is easier because you can save by choosing to live in a less fashionable (but still safe) area.

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I found this to be the case. Also easier to find cheaper “fun” activities and my friend group in NYC is a lot more diverse (in every way including their incomes) so I’m not catching up with the Jones all the time

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Depends on your exact situation but I’d say it’s fairly comparable. Maybe if you need a car in the Bay Area it’ll be more expensive overall. Not sure it’s worth using to argue for a higher salary though

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The key is whether you think NYC is synonymous with Manhattan and trendy parts of Brooklyn.

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At my place in life right now, it is. Would be looking for equivalent levels of trend is Bay Area

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Think it depends where in NYC and where in SF; look at a COL adjustment calculator to see how much!

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