For those of you who wonder how the other half lives, or are the other half, then compare the cost of living and what wage you'll need to earn to keep up with the Living Wage Calculator from Dr. Amy K. Glasmeier at Pennsylvania State University. Above are the numbers for a single adult or single adult and single child in San Francisco, and let me tell you, getting by on that little would not be easy. I'm also skeptical that $10,475 a month in take-home pay in Austin is pretty unrealistic, but it certainly suggests I should move. How does the data for your locality match with your reality?
Living Wage Calculator [via MetaFilter]
