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    Das Einkommen, das eine Person benötigt, um komfortabel leben zu können


    Das Einkommen, das eine Person benötigt, um komfortabel leben zu können

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    2. DarthCloakedGuy on

      Idk this implies one CAN live comfortably in West Virginia. I don’t think I could, my neighbors would all be West Virginians.

    3. PNCSnark on

      What does “live comfortably” mean? No one in my Pennsylvania hometown makes that but they’re not starving or being evicted en masse.

    4. -3than on

      You can swing the defined comfortable in good areas in all of these states for a lot less money

    5. Candid_Maintenance12 on

      So, hypothetically how’d life be for someone living in West Virginia, earning 116,000$/year?

    7. finfan44 on

      My wife and I both live quite happily and comfortably on much less than half the amount indicated for my state. Frugal living for the win.

    11. the_normal_person on

      This is very arbitrary and way out of whack – surely this wasn’t made to push a specific political point or is from an advocacy group

    12. RandomThoughtsAt3AM on

      I thought that, due to the high taxes, high property costs, and high salaries, California would be much more expensive than other states.

    13. balbiza-we-chikha on

      People live in cities. You have to do this by city/metro area. States are too big and have too many variations within them for this to be useful

    15. Brother-Algea on

      Florida is really wild when it comes to COL. 93 in some parts is great while others not at all.

    16. Ok_Strike9200 on

      How is Arizona more expensive than Vermont or Colorado more than Connecticut ?

    18. KingOfCotadiellu on

      LOL, that’s triple of the EU… If I’d make €36K here in Spain I would life comfortably, anything more is pure luxury.

      How can the value of the Euro and Dollar be so close if the real value is so hugely different?

    19. heilhortler420 on

      Why is it in fucking Wonton font?

      I want some pork chow mein now

    20. drhuggables on

      This map is garbage. I was making well below these figures in both AZ and WV and living comfortably and saving money. There is also a. Big difference between urban and rural areas.

    22. DukeofJackDidlySquat on

      Nice, but there can be wide variation within a state. For example, the cost of living in Manhattan is much higher than in upstate New York.

    23. Martin_Antell on

      I think it’s wild that someone feel like they need to spend 50% on hobbies and savings to have a comfortable life

    24. aberg227 on

      Living comfortably is subjective. I make far less than what my state says I need and I live very comfortably.

    25. rbennett353 on

      Ehh, I’m about $10k under my state.  Sole income in a household of 4.  We are pretty comfy and saving nicely.  I’ve owned my house for about a decade though, so that cost is below a renter.

    26. Criddlers on

      NYC area makes the NY income needed laughable. A single working adult making over 100k anywhere outside of the NYC metro would be in an amazing financial position assuming they have a decent budget.

    27. xidle2 on

      I have a BS and support a family of 6 but make less than half of the lowest amount… What???

    28. Gwenzissy on

      Crazy with 80.000$ in Germany you’re rich. Even with the half amount of money you are able to live a comfortable life here and this is even before taxes and costs for social security. Why is living in the USA that expensive?

    30. VaccineMachine on

      This is a bullshit map from a bullshit company called Smart Asset that is trying to sell financial services. It is not even remotely true.

    31. Grace_Alcock on

      I make less than that in California and pay my bills easily, travel sometimes, my son has an healthy 529, and I will retire at 60-62.  

    32. rstraker on

      And then wonder, is working 40hrs a week at something you’d rather not do ‘living comfortably’ ?

    33. Diligent-Chance8044 on

      These values are way to high imo. Making 56k a year all solo. I hit my 50/30/20 fairly easily well living in a higher cost of living area for my state. Nice apartment in a good area, 2-3 meals a day depending how I am feeling, spending money for fun, and maxing my roth plus other savings like a hefty downpayment for a home. If I had the 84k this says I need in my state would be crazy that would be more living in luxury than need.

    34. Sufficient_Age451 on

      The definition of living comfortably is dumb. Why is this measured as a percentage of income. Why should I spend 30% of my salary on hobbies? If you do the maths that means in California you need to spend 93 dollars a day on your hobbies to live comfortably which is ridiculous.

    35. daven_callings on

      Define “comfortably”, because I’ve gotten by on less than $50k my entire life and lived quite well.

    36. SailTheWorldWithMe on

      83k can get you pretty far in some parts of Iowa. Other parts will make you house poor on that salary if you want something with 0 zero problems.

      Just renting you’ll be fine anywhere in Iowa.

    39. ContactSpecialist657 on

      Can someone explain like I am five what the hell is going on? I am living in Serbia very comfortably with 20k a year

    40. Zeeder80 on

      Why is Colorado such an outlier ? It’s surrounded but som many affordable states around it ? Anyone know ?

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