Living in NY certainly isn't cheap but two six figure earners can more than live comfortably. Hell, if your household income is greater than like 75k then you're pretty much fine -- not living the high life but no real financial worry.
From a foreigner point of view, it seems completely ridiculous that we are even debating if a couple with 1M per year can afford or not living in NYC.
This is not 1M+ per year, this is 100k+ per year. Six figures = 100k+
> two six figure earners
Since we are talking about Amazon highly paid engineers, could be 2x 200-500k.
I think they recently increased salary cap to $180k specifically for Bay Area. It varies by location.
The link I posted shows Amazon salaries above $400k.
Sure, but I'm assuming the worst case for six figures. If your household income is $200k then even in NY you can easily afford a nice house or high-end condo/apt in a good part of town, while living in comfort with no financial worry.