<p>ok this is for those of you who live in the "middle" of America heh heh but do you guys know what the cost of living is for the major/big cities in the midwest? is the cost of living in cities like Chicago, Columbus, Indianapolis, Detroit, Cincinnati,Cleveland, St. Louis etc. generally lower or similar to major cities in the west or east coast like Los Angeles, Sacremento, San Francisco, New York City, Boston, Washington D.C. (i actually heard its expensive to live in the capital) etc.?</p>
<p>cost of living is usually much lower in the midwest...thus the lower salaries people seem to complain about</p>
<p>Indianapolis, Columbus (OH, I'm assuming), Cleveland, and Cincinnati have roughly equal costs of living and are much less expensive than San Francisco and NYC. The cost of living in Chicago is on the high side, albeit less than NYC and San Francisco (those are the only two cities outside the midwest that I've been to lately). You can do a Google search for "cost of living" and find a few calculators, although they aren't entirely accurate.</p>
<p>cool thanks</p>
<p>yeah, take it from a Chicagoan - cost of living here is not cheap. but most other midwest cities seem to be much more reasonable. Especially in hellhole's like Detroit - very cheap there.</p>
<p>is cost of living in chicago cheap compared to other major cities like LA and Boston?</p>
<p>NY - yes, and from my understanding - LA as well. Boston we're probably about the same.</p>
<p>Cost of living in Chicago is cheaper than LA, and cost of living in Bloomington is probably cheaper than Chicago. Just looking at the gas prices, here are the price ranges, both low and high:</p>
<p>Los Angeles 3.09 - 3.39
Chicago 2.79 - 3.15
Indianapolis 2.55 - 2.86</p>
<p>Don't try and tell me that gas prices in a city are indicative of cost of living. It is true that as you go away from a city, gas prices go down, and that is indicative of the progressively cheaper cost of living away from the city. But the differences in gas prices between cities are determined by a) taxes and b) enviornmental regulations and c) proximity to refineries. That is it. </p>
<p>And yes, Bloomington is significantly cheaper than Chicago, because bloomington isn't a big city, and small cities are cheaper than big cities.</p>
<p>How much are beers at local bars?</p>
<p>^ gud question</p>