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Subject:Re: Cost of Living across the country.. From:Karen Mayer/Touch Technology <Karen_Mayer/Touch_Technology%TOUCH_TECHNOLOGY -at- NOTESGW -dot- COMPUSERVE -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 2 Oct 1996 12:37:42 -0500
> This page will compute salaries relative to other parts of the
>country. I was doing a little comparis myself, and it turns out that:
> $37500 in Houston, TX is equivalent to:
> $55000 in Chicago
> $67500 in San Francisco/San Jose
> Check it out...
I've played around with this tool, and while it may be good for an *estimate*,
I've found that it seems to place the city I live in, Phoenix, at the bottom of
the scale in terms of cost of living. Every city I've ever compared it to with
this tool comes out requiring a higher salary. I find it difficult to believe
that I'm in one of the cheapest places to live in the country. I'm just not
that lucky!
