Singles in many big US cities need a nearly six-figure salary to live "comfortably," per SmartAsset.
AdvertisementA single person needs to earn more than $96,000 a year to live comfortably in many major US cities, calculations by SmartAsset found.
This jumps to nearly $140,000 for New York City, $125,000 for Boston, $120,000 for Seattle, and $111,000 for Los Angeles, per the fintech's research.
Two adults with two children need to bring in $235,000 to live comfortably in half of the 99 cities included in the research.
AdvertisementThe total is more than $300,000 for six cities, including San Francisco ($339,000), San Jose ($335,000), and New York City ($318,000).
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New York, Los Angeles, New York City, Francisco, San Jose, Houston