How do people classify DC - HCOL or MCOL? Compared to my friends who live in nyc, I feel like it’s LCOL bc I live in a luxury apartment for 1350 a month, but curious how others view it

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Where the hell do you live in DC for only 1350

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OP I live probably less than 5 blocks from you in navy yard and have a 2 bedroom with a roommate and we pay over $3300 (with utilities included). You got a good deal and that isn't normal for this area

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With this logic you could say any city is LCOL if you live in the worst part of the neighborhood lol

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HCOL. Per the rankings I've seen, it's usually 3rd in the nation behind NYC and SF.

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According to my outrageous rent and monthly expenses, it’s HCOL. Hoping my rent doesn’t increase significantly at the end of my lease due to the surge in rent prices 😭

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I paid $1350 for a small studio in DuPont Circle over a decade ago! Usually I think of DC as generally HCOL (yes, I realize NY and SF are more expensive but mostly that’s it)

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I wonder the same thing for Boston. HCOL or MCOL compared to NYC?

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What are you looking for here OP? We are all telling you DC (and Boston) are expensive and you’re coming up with random, non-realistic one off examples to weirdly prove us wrong.
Cost of living is a know-able fact based on economics. This isn’t an opinion question.

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