Foreign Media: A map showing the salaries needed for a comfortable life in 56 U.S. cities reveals that New York and San Jose tie for the highest, requiring nearly $160,000 (approximately 1.09 million RMB) annually. California cities dominate the top ranks, including Irvine, San Diego, and San Francisco.
Six-figure incomes are now becoming the norm, with inland cities like Denver, Atlanta, and Nashville also requiring around $100,000 (approximately 683,000 RMB). Even San Antonio, the most affordable city on the list, has a comfort living threshold of $83,069 (about 567,000 RMB), far exceeding the actual income of many households.
The data is based on MIT's Living Wage Calculator, covering housing, food, transportation, savings, and discretionary spending, reflecting the ongoing rise in living costs across major U.S. cities—comfortable living standards have now generally entered the six-figure era.
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