Cost Of Living Comparison

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What it Costs to Rent a 2000-Square-Foot Apartment in 5 Different U.S. CitiesReal Estate
Two thousand square feet is massive in almost anyone’s book, so you can expect that apartments in this tier are going to fetch top dollar in any region. But “top dollar,” it turns out, is quite different depending on where you happen to be apartment hunting. Although SLC and NYC don’t seem all that different when you abbreviate them, living in a rental in the former would be about $6,000 cheaper than the latter.
Taryn Williford
Nov 4, 2016
High & Low: What It Costs to Rent a 1200-Square-Foot Apartment in 5 U.S. CitiesReal Estate
Anyone who’s ever started on an apartment search knows the basic math of renting, delivered here à la Biggie Smalls: Mo’ money, mo’ square footage. If you have more dollars to spend, you can get yourself into a bigger apartment. Much bigger, in some places. From the deep South to deep in Manhattan, here is what it costs to rent five 1200-ish-square-foot apartments across the U.S.
Taryn Williford
Oct 27, 2016
What it Costs to Rent a 900-Square-Foot Apartment in 5 Different U.S. CitiesReal Estate
There’s a bit of difference between what’s considered a small living space across the country. In Manhattan, 900 square feet can feel like a palace, while some Southern coastal cities would consider anything under 1,000 square feet to be on the small side. It shows, too, in what rent the same size apartment can fetch across the country.
Taryn Williford
Oct 20, 2016