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From the ever useful Wolfram Alpha: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=cost+of+living+index+Ne...

Assuming a 50,000$ salary, here's how much you'd need to earn for the same purchasing power in New York: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=moving+to+New+York+sala...

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transportation is marked 127.5% of average US cost. I wonder if it's from the price of gas and knowing that people don't really drive to work as much in manhattan.

Yeah, these results seem a bit off. ~$100 gets you an MTA 30-day pass. That's probably less than gas and maintenance for your average monthly commute elsewhere.

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