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You Could Live Large in Omaha

Think the Washington area is expensive? You’re right—it’s one of the country’s pricier areas.

By Kim Forrest    Published Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Say you’re making $100,000 a year in Washington: Here’s how much you’d need to earn to maintain the same standard of living in other cities, according to the financial planning site Bankrate.com:

New York City
$137,908
San Francisco
$119,856
Honolulu
$108,775
Los Angeles
$107,915
Boston
$95,250
Hartford
$81,906
Baltimore
$80,208
Miami
$79,123
Richmond
$74,336
Cleveland
$69,296
Atlanta
$66,949
Raleigh
$64,432
Arlington, Texas
$61,497
Omaha
$60,317
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