<story><title>Moving to New York: a Guide for Software Engineers</title><url>http://code.dblock.org/ShowPost.aspx?id=225</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>msluyter</author><text>&lt;i&gt;The idea that New York cost of living is much higher is just false. You can sacrifice a bit of space and maybe the location and pay the same amount as you’re paying now.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;This seems objectively false. By definition, if it costs more to buy the same size apartment, then the cost of living (vis a vis housing) is higher. Yes, you can downsize and accept having to live with roommates to get by, but that doesn&apos;t mean the cost of living isn&apos;t higher.&lt;p&gt;According to a cost of living comparison between Austin, TX (where I live) and NYC, you would need to make 140k in NYC to match 90k in Austin:&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bestplaces.net/col/?salary=90000&amp;#38;city1=54805000&amp;#38;city2=53651000&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.bestplaces.net/col/?salary=90000&amp;#38;city1=548050...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Moving to New York: a Guide for Software Engineers</title><url>http://code.dblock.org/ShowPost.aspx?id=225</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>wccrawford</author><text>&quot;The idea that New York cost of living is much higher is just false. You can sacrifice a bit of space and maybe the location and pay the same amount as you’re paying now.&quot;&lt;p&gt;Or I could do that HERE and pay less, too.  So it&apos;s -true-.</text></comment>