New York tied with Singapore as the most expensive cities in the world in 2022, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's Worldwide Cost of Living Index.
She recently challenged herself to limit her weekly spending to $150, something she's done while living in various cities around the world.
Tracking your spending "really makes you conscious of how much you're spending," Wong said.
A one-bedroom close to the city center is around $3,700 in New York, according to cost-of-living data collection project Numbeo as of June 21, while a comparable apartment in London would cost roughly $2,600.
On top of a bigger rent payment, groceries are nearly 70% more expensive in New York, according to Numbeo.
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