City living can be fun, glamourous and expensive - but mostly expensive.
If you were thinking about moving to a city soon, you might want to take a look at Smart Asset's 2016 report that breaks down just how much money you really need to make it in the big city.
The personal-finance company gathered data on the average cost of renting available two-bedroom apartments in in each major city and calculated the gross income required by setting the rent-toincome ratio at 28%.
Check out the cost of these major cities!
San Francisco, California
Income needed to pay rent: $216,129
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Average cost of renting a two-bedrom in 2016: $5,043
Percent change from 2015: 7.4%
New York, New York
Income needed to pay rent: $158,229
Average cost of renting a two-bedroom in 2016: $3,692
Percent change from 2015: -0.1%
Los Angeles, California
Income needed to pay rent: $145,629
Average cost of renting a two-bedroom in 2016: $3,398
Percent change from 2015: 17.1%
Boston, Massachusetts
Income needed to pay rent: $120,900
Average cost of renting a two-bedroom in 2016: $2,821
Percent change from 2015: -0.2%
