Is Boston, MA considered HCOL? Or VHCOL?

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Not sure how that would be determined, but certainly High. Very High, probably. But I guess it's like J.P. Morgan's line when someone asked about the cost of his yacht. "If you have to ask, you can't afford it."

lol it’s a MCOL city at EY and a tier 2 city at PwC (basically that’s their MCOL tier). Not sure about other firms

It’s not Cost of Living, it’s defined as cost of Labor. There are more candidates willing and able to work and therefore it is considered a MCOL. Firms don’t care about how expensive it is to live in x city, they care about how much it costs to hire someone. Ie SF is a VHCOL because tech companies have competitive pay. Boston is MCOL because firms don’t need to match tech salaries to hire people.

It is HCOL at BDO. We don't have a very high.

Where can you find this information?

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