Posted Sep 28, 2019, 4:06 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Piedmont, California
Posts: 7,894
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SFBruin
I lived in Chicago once, and even though rent was much cheaper than it is in the Bay Area, life overall was not that much more manageable.
I'm not exactly sure what it was, whether it was that wages were lower (minimum wage is a little bit lower in Chicago than in San Francisco, but salaries seem to 30 - 40% lower), it was harder to find a job in the first place (I failed to get a job in Chicago, definitely 50% user error, but also tougher to get interviews), or things were just farther apart and more difficult access (Chicago is really spread out), but in the end, Chicago didn't end up feeling that much "cheaper" from experience.
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The Bay Area might have the highest prices but locals arent as in bad shape financially as folks in many far less expensive areas...
https://finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/ne...090000873.html
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