Curious if anyone’s thoughts on CNNMoney’s Cost of Living calculator is accurate? Ex: 50K in UT is equivalent to 120K in SF?

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In my experience If you don’t have a family the biggest places you’ll save are rent, car insurance, gasoline, some dining out/drinking. But the rest is basically the same. Not like a Nike jacket is $40 in Utah but $90 in SF.

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Accurate

I figured that the calculator wasn’t that much accurate from ny to pdx.

Sounds right when ya consider how much less alcohol you’ll consume.

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