City vs city
Jersey City vs Los Angeles
$100,000 in Jersey City buys a lifestyle closer to $101,000 in Los Angeles, because Los Angeles's cost-of-living index is 149 versus 148.
Jersey City
Manhattan views, PATH commute, and NJ income tax instead of NYC local tax.
- COL index
- 148
- Typical 1-bed
- $2,800/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $126,000
- $100k take-home
- $75,000
Los Angeles
Large, spread-out, and car-dependent. Housing and insurance push costs well above the US average.
- COL index
- 149
- Typical 1-bed
- $2,550/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $127,000
- $100k take-home
- $73,957
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