You need to make $80,273 per year to live comfortably in D.C., report says [View all]

[brooklynite]

Washington Post:

The good news: It’s still not as tough to make ends meet in D.C. as in San Francisco, New York or San Jose, according to a new study. However, you will still need to earn $80,273 per year to live “comfortably” in our nation’s capital.

GoBankingRates, the financial website that conducted the study, scrutinized the cost of living in the United States’s 50 most-populous cities and came up with the $80K figure — and a working definition of “comfortable.”

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Those seeking cheaper digs may consider a move to Virginia Beach. GoBankingRates said that city, whose residents have $13,985 surplus income, tops the list of places “where people can easily afford to live comfortably.”

On the other hand, you’d need to earn $110,357 annually to be “comfortable” in San Francisco, the report said.