Texas cities Houston, El Paso, and Lubbock require the lowest salaries for comfortable living. New York City has the highest salary to live comfortably, followed by many in California. AdvertisementResidents of Houston, El Paso, and Lubbock, Texas, require the lowest salaries to live comfortably, a new SmartAsset analysis found. Lubbock came in third at $75,739 a year for a single adult. Other cities in the top 10 included Milwaukee, Tulsa, and Cleveland, which all have hourly wages below $40 for a single adult.

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