anyone think these things are actually accurate?

ive been using http://www.bestplaces.net/COL/

they seem to think 70k in cary should translate to ~115k in the silicon valley/SF bay area due to higher cost of living

that conversion seems a little high to me

10/26/2009 9:38:15 PM

COL

10/26/2009 9:40:50 PM

if you would of said 100 million, would of believed you

because that place is motherfucking expensive

10/26/2009 9:41:46 PM

apparently 50,000 in gboro nc should translate to 101+,000 in nyc

i just left it at 50,000 cause i don't actually have a real salary yet

10/26/2009 9:46:56 PM

Haha, my salary in San Francisco (which I barely built up any savings with) would be essentially over $100,000 here... yikes.

10/26/2009 9:49:34 PM

yes that seems right

rent for a shitty studio apartment in a shitty area of brooklyn in a shitty building is 900 bucks.

[Edited on October 26, 2009 at 9:51 PM. Reason : NO JOKE]

10/26/2009 9:49:47 PM

Savannah Ga is 19% cheaper than here

10/26/2009 9:51:38 PM

^^^

you in SF area? could you elaborate a bit

10/26/2009 9:52:25 PM

are you retarded?

10/26/2009 9:54:21 PM

What's confusing?

I don't live in CA anymore, but I did in Walnut Creek for three years. My San Francisco salary (even though I ended up having my office moved to San Ramon) would end up being over $100,000 if you accounted for cost of living here*.

If you're actually confused don't even think about it as salary. $100,000 in Raleigh can get you what $60,000 can in San Francisco.

[Edited on October 26, 2009 at 10:00 PM. Reason : *here being Raleigh in this post]

10/26/2009 9:59:45 PM

Quote :

"Housing is 1819% more expensive in Miami Beach. lawls 30 k transfers to 129k "

10/26/2009 10:06:04 PM

^^

sorry meant to say can you elaborate on the cost of living out there vs. here

10/27/2009 12:01:35 AM

i guess you could score a japanese kid for like 5k

10/27/2009 12:17:19 AM

^^ gotcha.

- A 1 BR apartment not even in the actual city but in a safe place, will run you upwards of $1200 minimum. Housing costs are pretty much 250% of what you'd find here at least.

- I paid 3 times as much for car insurance.

- Simple things like food and beer run you much higher (though if you move become a BevMo member and also get everyday wine from TJs -- legit $2 chuck).

- Salaries, even entry level, are MUCH, MUCH higher. But good like finding a job in the current job market out there.

**** As an aside, living in the Bay Area was awesome. I HIGHLY recommend moving there at least for a little while if it makes sense/you can afford it. I went out there solely for a short term job and graduate school.

Where I lived it was 45 mins to the Pacific Ocean, 45 minutes to both Napa/Sonama and Livermore wine country, 2.5 hours to Tahoe, 1 hour to Sacramento, 3-4 hours to Yellowstone and 5.5 hours to Los Angeles. In other words, there is TONS of stuff to do if you like taking day or long weekend trips.

(if you have any specific questions, just PM me -- I lived in Walnut Creek, worked in San Ramon/San Francisco/San Jose and went to grad school near Sacramento)

[Edited on October 27, 2009 at 9:10 AM. Reason : x]

10/27/2009 9:09:48 AM

10/27/2009 9:50:58 AM

New York is the closest cost of living wise to where I live now and:

Quote :

"A salary of $45,000 in New York, New York could decrease to $28,931 in Raleigh, North Carolina"

10/27/2009 9:58:03 AM

i've found this particular calc to be very, very wrong.

10/27/2009 10:03:16 AM

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"if you would of said 100 million, would of believed you because that place is motherfucking expensive"

you retarded would of fucker... are you related to roddy, cuz he is the only one who has been consistently saying that for several years now, even though i have pointed it out to him many many times over the years.

10/27/2009 11:21:05 AM

I don't know what a living calculator costs, but I can imagine that it is rather expensive.

10/27/2009 5:02:34 PM

if it is right, i'm glad the job i'm taking is up near roxboro (after comparing roxboro and raleigh)

10/27/2009 5:18:26 PM

I can verify that it's pretty wrong when comparing Baltimore and Raleigh ... seems to think that Raleigh is more expensive...

10/27/2009 5:19:12 PM

I tried to use the COL calculator to negotiate a raise for myself when the office told me they wanted me to transfer to the NYC office. Sadly, they didn't appreciate my logic. Something about needing to give me a 65% plus raise didn't really appeal to them. oops?

10/27/2009 9:57:37 PM

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"A salary of $80,000 in Greensboro, North Carolina should increase to $104,467 in Raleigh, North Carolina"

Damn, maybe I should move back to Raleigh

10/27/2009 10:00:12 PM

how does this calculator reproduce

10/27/2009 11:34:02 PM

Quote :

" Los Angeles is 91% more expensive than Wilkesboro. Housing is the biggest factor in the cost of living difference. Housing is 290% more expensive in Los Angeles."

10/27/2009 11:41:06 PM

^ Ok that one is actually not that bad

Quote :

"A salary of $50,000 in Flint, Michigan should increase to $608,356 in Aspen, Colorado Housing is 11511% more expensive in Aspen. "

10/27/2009 11:51:31 PM

problem with this thing is its based on averages. I pay 200 dollars less than what my friend pays in maimi beach for the same sq ft. yet the calculator says mb is 1819% more.


In baltimore, theres huge areas where housing is ~free because its so ghetto while raleigh has almost no ghetto area that bad.

10/27/2009 11:55:56 PM

aint nobody got shit on the cost of living here in jesup, ga

get low low low low low low low

10/28/2009 7:53:33 AM

okay this thing is totally wrong...it says that housing is 49% cheaper in philadelphia than it is in raleigh....i dont think so

10/28/2009 3:50:11 PM

What are the best COL calculators out there?

Some of these are just wacky as fuck, and they're all over the place with their estimates.

12/11/2009 11:48:36 PM

^^^Yikes. My cousin used to live there. Why/how did you end up living there? I feel sorry for your loss.

12/11/2009 11:53:23 PM